If you or a loved one has suffered from a burn injury due to the negligence of someone else in the Chicago area, seek legal representation from a skilled Chicago burn injury lawyer. The catastrophic injury attorneys at The Kryder Law Group, LLC Accident and Injury Lawyers have decades of experience representing clients with severe burn injuries, and we stand ready to help you.
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Why Are Burn Injuries So Dangerous?
A severe burn injury can cause not only physical harm to burn injury victims, but also emotional trauma. The pain from a burn injury can be excruciating and may require long-term, expensive medical treatment including surgeries, skin grafts, and rehabilitation.
Burns include thermal burns, chemical burns, and electrical burns.
What Are the Different Types of Burn Injuries?
Burn injuries can range from minor burns with no lasting damage to severe burns with serious, life-changing impact. They are classified by degrees based on their severity.
First-degree burns affect the skin’s top layer, resulting in redness, pain, and swelling.
Second degree burns penetrate deeper than the top skin layer, leading to blistering, intense pain, and potential scarring.
Third-degree burns penetrate all layers of the skin, potentially damaging nerves, muscles, and bones.
Fourth degree burns are life-threatening and affect all layers of the skin, muscles, tendons and even bone.
Long Term Effects of Burn Injuries in Chicago
What Are the Most Common Causes of Burns in Chicago?
Serious burn injuries can occur in a variety of situations including:
High-risk work environments involving hazardous materials
Car accidents
Defective products, such as faulty electrical devices
Burn injuries often occur due to negligence, such as leaving fires unattended or not following safety protocols.
How Can Chicago Burn Injury Attorneys Help Me?
If you are a burn victim of someone else’s negligence, seek legal help from our burn injury lawyers. We can assist you in gathering evidence, negotiating with insurance companies, and advocating for fair compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain, suffering, and other damages.
When the catastrophic injuries are fatal, we represent the surviving family with a wrongful death lawsuit.
When Is a Burn Injury a Valid Personal Injury Claim?
A serious burn injury, caused by someone else’s negligence may be grounds for a personal injury claim. To have a valid claim, you must prove that the other party owed you a duty of care and failed to fulfill that responsibility, resulting in your burn injury. Your lawyer can help gather evidence to establish negligence and recover compensation for you.
What Should I Do After Suffering a Burn Injury?
If you or a loved one has suffered from a burn injury, seek medical attention immediately. Even minor burns can lead to infection, complications, and leave scar tissue. Document the details of the incident and gather any evidence that may support your claim. Contact a Chicago burn injury attorney as soon as possible to ensure your rights are protected and you receive the compensation you deserve.
What Damages Can Be Recovered in a Burn Injury Case?
Successful burn injury lawsuits can recover damages for:
After burn injury accidents caused by someone else’s negligence, seek legal help from our law firm, The Kryder Law Group, LLC Accident and Injury Lawyers.
We have decades of experience representing burn victims with a burn injury lawsuit; we stand ready to evaluate your case to explore your legal options.
If you or a loved one has suffered from a burn injury due to the negligence of someone else in the Chicago area, seek legal help from a Chicago burn injury lawyer.
$7.5 Million
Recovery for a construction worker injured when a support wall fell and struck him. (Highest award on record for a construction injury in DuPage County at the time).
$3.2 Million
Recovery for a construction worker injured when he fell in an uncovered foundation trench, ranking as the highest award on record for a construction injury in McHenry County at the time.
$3 Million
Recovery for the family of a man struck by a garbage truck that was making an illegal turn.
$2.2 Million
Recovery for a salesman injured in an automobile collision.
$2 Million
Recovery for a man struck by a speeding vehicle as he waited for the CTA bus.
$1.5 Million
Recovery for a truck driver that was struck by another car on the expressway while his vehicle was disabled.
$1.4 Million
Recovery for a computer programmer that slipped and fell in the washroom at work.
Recovery for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in a parking lot. At the time, this was the second-highest recovery on record in DuPage County for a similar injury.
$800,000
Recovered for a disputed wrongful death claim against a trucking company. The company denied they were involved in the collision.
$660,000
Recovery for a truck driver that was injured while unloading his trailer.
$550,000
Recovery for a person who slipped and fell in a grocery store.
$550,000
Recovery for a woman who injured her neck in a motor vehicle collision.
$500,000
Recovery for a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle while standing on the sidewalk.
$460,000
Recovery for a truck driver that tripped and fell in the parking lot while making a delivery.
$450,000
Recovery for a dental assistant who slipped and fell at work on an unnatural accumulation of ice.
$425,000
Recovery for a union worker struck by a speeding vehicle.
$425,000
Recovery for a passenger in a vehicle struck by an inexperienced driver.
$415,000
Recovered for a woman that required neck surgery after aggravating an existing neck injury in a truck accident.
$400,000
Recovery for a lab technician injured while transporting equipment.
$370,000
Recovery for a construction worker injured on faulty equipment at a construction site.
$315,000
Recovery for a motorist struck by a falling utility pole.
$310,000
Recovery for a person injured in a motor vehicle collision.
$300,000
Recovery for a bicyclist struck by a vehicle.
$250,000
Recovery for a young woman struck by another vehicle.
$250,000
Recovered for a woman who sustained a partial finger amputation and other injuries in a rollover car accident. (Policy Limits)
$250,000
Recovered for a man injured in a motor vehicle collision.
$250,000
Recovered for a 60-year-old woman involved in a car accident. (Policy Limits)
$250,000
Recovered for a man hit by a semi-truck while operating a go-cart.
$240,000
Recovery for the injured party struck by another vehicle.
$235,000
Recovery for a person injured in a motor vehicle collision.
$235,000
Recovery for an inventory clerk injured when shelving toppled onto her.
$219,000
Recovery for a restaurant patron that slipped and fell in the bathroom.
$200,000
Recovered for an airline employee struck on the runway at O’Hare International Airport.
$190,000
Recovery for a person injured in a motor vehicle collision.
$175,000
Recovered for a child injured by fireworks at a fourth of July celebration.
$170,000
Recovered for a person injured when she slipped and fell exiting a major retail store.
$150,000
Recovered for a woman who fractured her leg when she was struck by a vehicle.
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