Dedicated Burn Injury Lawyers Los Angeles
Suffering a burn injury can have life-altering consequences, both physically and emotionally. When someone else’s negligence resulted in your harm, you deserve justice. Our dedicated burn injury lawyers are committed to helping victims and their families in Los Angeles California, Nevada, and Texas seek the compensation they need and deserve after a serious injury.
We Help Burn Victims Seek Justice
in los angeles California, Nevada, and Texas
Burn injuries are often a devastating type of personal injury that result in long-lasting physical, emotional, and financial impacts for victims and their families. Did another person or entity’s negligence result in burn injuries to you or a loved one? You may be able to hold the liable party accountable and recover compensation for your damages through a personal injury claim.
At Karns & Karns Personal Injury and Accident Attorneys, we fight for accident victims throughout California, Nevada, and Texas. Do not hesitate to contact our burn injury attorneys to discuss your unique situation. We can help you understand your best legal options to move forward.
If we take your case, you will not pay us anything unless we win. Contact us online or at (888) 779-1180 to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation.
Types of Burn Injury Cases We Handle
Burns can occur anywhere, such as in homes, workplaces, or public spaces. They can result from many causes, including fires, explosions, electrical malfunctions, or chemical exposure. Our Los Angeles burn injury lawyers fight for individuals in a wide range of personal injury cases that result in burn injuries.
A few examples of cases our burn accident attorneys handle include but are not limited to burn cases involving:
- House fires
- Apartment building fires
- Motor vehicle accidents, like car accidents and truck accidents
- Construction site and other workplace accidents
- Electrical accidents
- Chemical exposure and explosions
- Wrongful death
The list above includes examples of cases we handle but is not exhaustive. Burns can result from anywhere a flammable or hot object exists. If you have incurred burn injuries due to someone else’s negligence, do not wait to contact us. We are ready to review your case and discuss your best legal options for recovering compensation.
What Are the Types of Burn Injuries?
When most people think about burn injuries, flames come to mind. However, there are four main types of burn injuries. These burns include:
- Thermal burns. Thermal burns occur when you come into contact with heat. Heat sources can include flames, steam, hot metals, scalding liquid, and other hot objects.
- Chemical burns. Chemical burns can result from contact with corrosive chemicals like acids, alkalis, detergents, or solvents. These burns often occur in environments where chemicals are usually handled, such as the workplace or the household.
- Electrical burns. Electrical burns can occur due to direct contact with electrical current. These accidents often occur in construction sites, industrial settings, or homes with faulty wiring or electrical equipment.
- Radiation burns. Radiation burns result from prolonged radiation exposure, such as from the sun, X-rays, or radiation therapy.
Unfortunately, many accident victims also suffer from inhalation injuries along with burn injuries. Inhalation injuries occur when you inhale toxic fumes or smoke, damaging the respiratory system.
Understanding the Severity of Burn Injuries
According to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, there are six main types of burn classifications. These classifications explain the severity of the burn injury, including depth and coverage, and potential symptoms. These burn classifications include:
- First-degree burns. First-degree burns are called superficial burns and are the least severe type of burn injury. They affect the outer layer of the skin, known as the epidermis. These burns may cause redness, swelling, and mild pain. However, they generally do not result in scarring.
- Second-degree burns. Second-degree burns involve damage to the epidermis and the dermis, or the body’s second layer of skin. These burns can cause severe pain, redness, swelling, and blisters. They generally require medical treatment and may result in scarring.
- Third-degree burns. Third-degree burns destroy the skin’s epidermis and dermis layers, reaching the underlying tissues. They typically require extensive medical treatment, including skin grafting, and can result in permanent scarring and disfigurement.
- Fourth-degree burns. Fourth-degree burns reach and damage the body’s fat tissues. Fourth-degree burns may result in amputation, permanent disfigurement, and death.
- Fifth-degree burns. Fifth-degree burns go beyond fat tissues and damage the body’s muscles. Like fourth-degree burns, these burns are life-threatening and generally require amputation of the affected area.
- Sixth-degree burns. Sixth-degree burns reach the bone. These burns are usually fatal.
What Damages Can I Recover After
a Burn Accident?
Burn injuries can be devastating and traumatic, resulting in extensive time in the hospital, rehabilitation, and time away from work. Many burn accident victims may deal with permanent injuries to cope with for the rest of their lives.
During recovery, you may have many questions about how to pay for your medical bills, future medical expenses, and what happens to lost income from missing work. If your burns resulted from someone else’s negligence, you may be able to recover full compensation for your damages.
Some of the most common types of damages in burn accident cases include:
- Past and future medical expenses
- Rehabilitation costs
- Future care costs
- Lost income from missing work
- Loss of earning capacity or ability to work
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Disfigurement and scarring
- Loss of consortium (in the event of wrongful death)
Discuss Your Situation With Our
los angeles Burn Accident Lawyers Today
We understand the devastation a burn injury can have on your or your loved one’s life. At Karns & Karns Personal Injury and Accident Attorneys, we help burn injury victims in California, Nevada, and Texas obtain the compensation they deserve after serious accidents. We may be able to help you on your road to recovery too.
Our burn injury lawyers in Los Angeles are here to answer your legal questions and help you understand your potential legal options after a serious accident. We provide a free consultation to discuss your situation at no risk to you. During your consultation, we can also determine how we may be able to help. Call us at (888) 779-1180 or contact us online to schedule yours.
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