Burn Injury Settlement Amounts and Verdicts
Personal injury cases are resolved in one of two ways—through a settlement agreement or a trial verdict. The majority settle out of court based on the weight of the evidence.
If you or a loved one suffered burn injuries in a recent accident, we cannot predict the exact amount of your potential compensation. However, we will fight hard for the best possible financial outcome for you and your family. Burn injury settlement amounts and verdicts vary greatly from client to client, but one way to understand the value of your case is to consult—at no cost or obligation—with a Laborde Earles team member.
What You Need to Know About Burn Injuries
Severe burns can change your life and even prove fatal when severe enough. In some cases, your work environment can expose you to the ongoing threat of fires, explosions, and toxic chemicals. You could be at an escalated risk if you work in:
- Sanitation
- Fertilizer manufacturers
- Landscapers and groundskeepers
- Metal manufacturers
- Nuclear power plants
- Oil refineries
- Trucking industry
- Vehicle manufacturers
If you or someone you love was injured in a plant explosion, our personal injury lawyer will help you investigate and prove the cause of your industrial accident.
We also support individuals and surviving families who lost loved ones from negligence-based fires, catastrophic truck accidents, and other circumstances that exposed them to dangerous fires and explosions.
Treatment-Related Compensation for Burn Injury Victims
Any hazardous situation that put you at risk of chemical toxins, explosions, and fires and was caused by the negligence of another person or entity entitles you to file a personal injury insurance claim or lawsuit. When our burn injury attorney builds your case, we demand can compensation for your immediate and ongoing medical care.
The amount of compensation you can recover for burn injuries will vary based on the severity of your injuries and the impact they have on your current and future lifestyle. According to Mayo Clinic, burns are categorized according to depth and severity as follows:
- First degree: Minor burns that damage the outer layer of skin only and are characterized by redness and pain.
- Second degree: Burns that affect the surface and second layer of skin, causing redness, swelling, splotchiness, blistering, and severe pain.
- Third degree: Burns that penetrate skin all the way to the fat underneath. These burns are severe and life-threatening. They damage skin, leaving a leathery or charred appearance, and cause nerve destruction and relentless pain.
Your financial compensation will include every aspect of medical care required to treat your injuries, including past, present, and future medical, rehab, and therapy bills, as well as assistive medical devices, pain medication, and in-home medical support.
Lost Income and Other Non-Medical Compensation for Burn Victims
When a burn injury prevents you from returning to work, our law firm can request compensation for the length of your absence and your recovery. This includes full and part-time employment and all other sources of income.
We may also demand the following non-economic damages:
- Physical disability
- Physical disfigurement
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Emotional distress
- Loss of enjoyment of life
Our case assessment team can compile tangible evidence of your intangible, or non-economic, damages and seek appropriate wrongful death damages for the surviving families of fatally injured loved ones.
Burn Injury Settlement Amounts and Verdicts
Burns affect your physical ability, agility, and appearance in different ways for every client. The degree of impairment and the psychological toll your injuries take all contribute to the type and amounts of any resulting settlements.
Laborde Earles—$42 Million
We secured $42 million for a burn victim in a chemical plant explosion. Our client was covered in third-degree burns as a result of a pipe burst in the facility. The client was offered no compensation from the facility, resulting in financial hardship for his family since he was the sole breadwinner. Although the company denied liability, we went to bat for our client and recovered $42 million for him and his family.
AAA—$31.5 Million
This settlement was awarded to a man injured when a AAA tow truck struck his vehicle, causing it to burst into flames. The man was severely injured and suffered third-degree burns over nearly 60% of his body. He was awarded $31.5 million in damages to cover his potentially lifelong medical care and mental and emotional pain and suffering.
New York Firefighter—$10.5 Million
A firefighter was seriously injured when a piece of his safety equipment failed to respond properly. An expected alarm did not sound, resulting in third-degree and higher burns that led to the amputation of the firefighter’s right arm. The severity of his injury and inability to resume his career resulted in $10.5 million in compensation.
Product Liability Settlement—$4 Million
The maker of a skirt deemed to be highly flammable was found liable for the third-degree burns afflicted on its consumer. The injured woman was awarded compensation for her medical bills, pain and suffering, and the permanent change in her appearance in the amount of $4 million.
Product Liability Settlement—$1 Million
This settlement amount was awarded to a hospitalized patient who suffered serious burns when his bed caught fire. The hospital bed was determined to have ignited due to a defect in its design. The bed manufacturer was held financially liable for the patient’s injuries and their related expenses and losses.
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If you or someone you love was injured in a fire, or if a loved one was fatally injured, our personal injury attorneys can recover damages for you. We will review the circumstances of your case and explain the steps we will take to recover a favorable burn injury settlement or verdict.
Get started today in a free consultation by contacting our consultation team at Laborde Earles today.
