What You Need to Know About Burn Injury Lawsuits in Boulder CO

Over 480,000 burn injuries require emergency treatment every year. Because of the frequency of severe injuries, victims need to understand their options in the aftermath. When you suffer severe burn injuries because of someone else’s negligence in Boulder CO, you can recover compensation under certain circumstances.

Boulder burn injury attorneys can help you build a case against negligent parties that cause injuries, so you can recover compensation for both your monetary expenses and for your physical and emotional suffering. To help you better understand what type of claim to file and when, we are going to outline below what you need to know about burn injury lawsuits.

There are a few general guidelines to keep in mind when determining whether contacting a burn accident lawyer in Boulder is necessary. If any of the following describe your accident, you should consider contacting an attorney:

• Your burn was caused by someone else’s actions or inactions
• Your burn occurred on someone else’s property because of unsafe conditions or someone’s recklessness
• Your burn had a significant physical, emotional, and financial impact
• Your burn injury was caused by a defective product
• Your burn injury occurred in a rental home or apartment, and you believe that the landlord was at fault
• Your burn injury occurred because of faulty wiring due to an electrician’s or repair person’s negligence
• Your burn injury occurred at work, and you believe a negligent third party or defective product caused your accident

Contact a lawyer to discuss your case further if any of the above descriptions sound similar to the way in which your accident occurred.

To win a personal injury claim after a burn injury, you and your lawyer must prove that the defendant, through actions or inactions, was negligent and that this negligence caused your injury.

The burden of proof used in civil cases and personal injury cases is called “preponderance of the evidence,” which means that you and your lawyer must prove that it is more likely than not that the defendant is guilty of negligence (that the chance that they were negligent is over 50%).

The reason to pursue a personal injury claim is to get justice and recover compensation from the negligent party for your expenses and your physical and emotional trauma. The types of compensation that you can recover and some common examples are as follows:

Economic damages are the financial losses that you’ve suffered as a result of the accident. To understand the potential value of your case, you can total the expected economic damages you can recover by adding up all of the expenses that you’ve incurred because of the accident. Common examples include lost wages, lost earning potential, physical therapy costs, property damage, funerary expenses, and medical bills.

The value of non-economic damages is more difficult to calculate because non-economic damages are the physical, emotional, and psychological suffering you’ve been forced to endure by the negligent party. Recoverable non-economic damages include pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Punitive damages are designed to punish grossly negligent parties or people who intentionally cause harm to others. They are rarely awarded but can be large sums of money if they are available in your case.

To learn more about the types of compensation available in your specific situation, call a burn accident lawyer in Boulder.

Our team of Colorado lawyers at Carabin Shaw has successfully recovered over 1 billion dollars for our past clients because we fight every case with a client-first mentality. Because of our dedication to our clients, we have been named a top 10 personal injury law firm in the nation for client satisfaction.

We offer free, no-obligation consultations to Colorado burn victims. You can reach us at 800-862-1260. We have both English and Spanish-speaking staff available to assist you 24/7.