Sustaining a burn injury can be utterly devastating. Not only are most burns entirely preventable—common causes include chemical spills, malfunctioning electronics, and cooking fires—but they also tend to result in devastating losses.  Fortunately, victims who can prove they wouldn’t have gotten hurt had someone acted with reasonable care usually have grounds for legal action. By filing a tort claim, they can often recoup compensation for damages like out-of-pocket medical bills, lost wages, … [Read more...]

Fourth-degree burns are the most serious. Whereas third-degree burns penetrate the skin to affect the underlying tissue, fourth-degree burns also damage the muscle, bone, or fascia.  If you sustained such a burn in some kind of preventable accident, your life may never be the same. As long as you weren’t responsible for the accident, though, you should be entitled to compensation.  While filing a claim in pursuit of damages won’t erase what happened, it could yield the funds … [Read more...]