Fire Lawsuit Lawyer
Burn injuries comprise any type of skin damage caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation or friction heat. Most burn incidents only involve the skin or epidermal tissue layers of the body, although burns can easily affect muscles, bone and blood vessels. Burn injuries are common and extremely painful. They can also result in disfiguring and disabling scarring. Significant burns can take years of reconstructive therapy and surgeries or even be fatal to the victim.
Burn incidents can be complicated by additional factors associated with the incident including shock, infection, organ dysfunction, electrolyte imbalance and respiratory distress. Burns are classified based on the degree of severity. These divisions include first, second and third degree burns. First-degree burns are superficial and involve only the epidermis. Second-degree burns involve blistering and may affect the deep reticular dermis layer. Third-degree burns are characterized by a loss of the epidermis layer and can involve expensive ongoing surgical grafting to repair the skin.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, deaths from fires and burns are the fifth most common cause of unintentional injury deaths in the United States and the third leading cause of fatal home injury. Children under 4 years of age and elderly citizens are at the greatest risk of suffering a fire related injury or death.
I have successfully represented clients in burn injury cases. The key to success as a fire lawsuit attorney is the ability to work with highly experienced fire investigators and cause and origin experts. These cases are complicated and require a significant monetary commitment to properly investigate and prove the cause of a fire or other burn generated mechanism. The Douglas Law Firm works with the best cause and origin experts in the country leading to successful recovery of money damages to compensate our clients for the catastrophic losses produced by fire and burn related injuries.
If you or someone you love has been a victim of a burn injury due to the negligence of another party or defective product, I have the legal experience and expert resources to present your side of the incident and recover damages for your loss. Call the Douglas Law Firm, P.C. today for a free, no obligation consultation. I will personally review the merits of your case and as your burn injury lawyer in Houston.
