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Burn injuries are some of the most catastrophic injuries you could suffer. Even minor burns cause significant pain and physical injury. More serious burns can cause scarring, loss of limb function, and lifelong disability, and victims may need extensive surgery and rehabilitation, including reconstructive surgery.
If another person’s carelessness or negligence harmed you, our New London burn injury lawyer could help you recover compensation for your injuries. Our catastrophic injury attorneys at Polito & Harrington could provide the help you need.
A burn is any injury to your skin that involves multiple layers of tissue. Fire, chemical, and electrical burns are all types of burn injuries, and depending on the nature and thickness of the injury, a burn can damage your skin, fat, and muscle. A second- or third-degree burn causes serious scarring that may require reconstructive surgery, while deeper burns, known as full-thickness burns, can penetrate to the bone and lead to the loss of a limb.
If a fire or chemical agent burns your respiratory tract or face, you could suffer other complications, such as lung damage, pneumonia, and respiratory failure. Such injuries are complex and may require multiple surgeries and rehabilitation to correct.
Burn injuries can also cause serious psychological trauma. Partial-thickness burns are exceptionally painful because they expose your nerve endings, and the scarring caused by partial- and full-thickness burns can bring the emotional toll of coping with disfigurement. In New London, our attorneys could help you seek the compensation you are entitled to for the emotional harm as well as the physical damage caused by your burn injuries.
If another person’s negligence or carelessness caused your injuries, you could bring a personal injury claim against them. Acts of negligence that can lead to burn injuries include:
Compensation for any personal injury is intended to make the victim whole, and our New London lawyers could explain how your compensation applies to the burn injuries you suffered. Your attorney could help you establish liability for your injuries to seek damages from the at-fault parties, including economic damages such as lost wages, loss of income, medical expenses, and future medical care and rehabilitation costs, and non-economic damages such as pain and suffering, emotional trauma, disfigurement, and loss of consortium.
Burn injuries may require long-term treatment. Your attorney could obtain expert testimony to support your claim and help you secure the additional compensation you require for your continuing care.
After a serious accident resulting in burn injuries, you need legal advice from a New London burn injury lawyer. At Polito & Harrington, we have many years’ experience helping our clients secure the compensation they need for their injuries, and we could help you.
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