Burn Injuries Can Change Your Life Forever
Burn injuries are among the most painful, costly, and life-altering injuries a person can experience. Severe burns require prolonged hospitalization, multiple surgeries including skin grafts, years of physical and occupational therapy, and often leave permanent scarring and disfigurement. When someone else’s negligence caused your burns, you should not have to bear these costs alone.
Common Causes of Burn Injuries in Massachusetts
Burn injuries in Massachusetts frequently result from workplace accidents such as factory fires, chemical spills, and electrical equipment failures. They also occur in car and truck accidents involving fuel fires, defective consumer products and appliances, landlord negligence regarding fire safety equipment, restaurant scalding accidents, and construction site incidents. Identifying all responsible parties is critical to building a successful claim.
Types of Burns and Their Legal Significance
The severity of a burn directly impacts the value of a legal claim. First-degree burns affect only the outer skin layer. Second-degree burns cause blistering and scarring. Third-degree burns destroy all skin layers and require skin grafts. Fourth-degree burns reach muscles, tendons, and bones and often result in permanent disability. More severe burns lead to higher medical costs and greater pain and suffering — and therefore larger potential recoveries.
Workers’ Compensation and Burn Injuries
If your burn injury occurred at work, you are likely entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. However, workers’ comp does not cover pain and suffering. If a third party — such as a product manufacturer, contractor, or property owner — contributed to your workplace burn, you may also have a separate personal injury claim. Our attorneys help burn injury victims pursue both avenues when available.
What Compensation Can I Recover?
Massachusetts burn injury victims can recover compensation for all medical treatment including emergency care, surgery, hospitalization, and rehabilitation; future medical costs; lost income and diminished future earning capacity; pain and suffering; permanent scarring and disfigurement; emotional distress; and home care expenses.
Contact Larson Law for a Free Burn Injury Consultation
If you or a loved one suffered burn injuries due to someone else’s negligence in Massachusetts, call Larson Law at 508-888-8888. We handle burn injury cases on a contingency fee basis — no fee unless we win.