If you or a loved one has been seriously burned, or if a loved one has died from burns, you may be facing serious changes in your health, your lifestyle, your earning power and your expectations for your and your children's future. Casey Gerry's San Diego burn injury attorneys know the damages burn injuries can cause to a person and their family, and can help them think through their needs.
Severe burns can leave a person with devastating, life-changing injuries. A person who has suffered severe burn injuries faces a long hospital stay, and even after discharge, the likelihood of multiple surgeries to restore function and appearance, and continued rehabilitation after surgeries. Treatment is lengthy, painful, and expensive.
Burn injuries may leave you significantly disabled, unable to work, unable to take care of your family, and unable to enjoy the life you enjoyed before you were burned. After burn injuries your first concern must be getting the best medical and rehabilitative care, and the best possible resolution of your injuries. During this process, as you or your loved one face the changes ahead; you will likely begin to think about how you will deal with the financial consequences.
A person who has suffered severe burn injuries has the right to compensation for damage to their health, their earning power, and the loss of well-being. Compensation can include reimbursement for medical and hospital bills rehabilitation costs, lost wages and future earnings, pain, physical distress, and psychological suffering as a consequence of injuries and losses. If the changes in lifestyle, a need for modifications in the home, and diminished future earnings caused by burn injuries are extensive, a life planning consultant should be engaged to help calculate long-term medical and financial needs. A San Diego burn injury attorney may be able to achieve a settlement that will recover your medical and rehabilitation costs, both current and future.
If you decide to pursue legal action, you should contact a San Diego burn injury attorney as soon as possible for review of your situation. There are deadlines called statutes of limitation, set by laws that regulate lawsuit filings and can vary state by state. If you or a loved one have suffered serious burn injuries and feel that you may be entitled to financial damages from a negligent third party, you should not delay in speaking with San Diego burn injury attorneys. If the statute of limitations expires, your right to pursue a claim may be forever barred.