If you suffered severe burns in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you can work with an Alpharetta burn injury lawyer to seek compensation from the at-fault party. When an Alpharetta personal injury attorney handles your case, you will not have to deal with the insurance company’s demands for your time and attention.
Instead, you can focus on your health and well-being while we handle everything else. We will be there with you during every step of the insurance claim process and, if necessary, litigation. You do not have to do this alone.
How Much Compensation You Can Expect in Your Alpharetta Burn Injury Claim
It would be impossible for anyone to tell you exactly what your case is worth without talking to you and thoroughly investigating your accident and injuries. Even if someone else received burn injuries in the same accident, their case may be worth a far different amount than yours. Burn injury claims are all unique.
Here are some of the common categories of monetary damages our Alpharetta burn injury attorneys seek for our clients:
- Medical expenses. The costs of the ambulance, emergency room, doctors, surgeries, hospital stays, burn unit care, intensive care unit (ICU), prescription drugs, and physical therapy can be compensable.
- Follow-up healthcare bills. Recovering from extensive burn wounds is a long process. People often need skin grafts, plastic surgery, physical therapy, services at a specialized burn rehabilitation facility, pressure garments to manage the development of scars, pain management, and other healthcare services.
- Lost wages. Severe burn wounds can take people away from their job for weeks or months while recuperating and undergoing medical procedures.
- Future lost wages. Long-term impairment from burn wounds can leave a person unable to make as much money as they did before the accident that caused their burn injuries.
- Pain and suffering. Burn wounds can be excruciatingly painful. The victim may also experience significant emotional distress from the accident and their injuries.
- Other intangible losses. This category can include things like disfigurement from large or visible burn and skin graft scars, loss of enjoyment of life, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from the accident.
If your close relative died in an accident that involved severe burn wounds, we can help you pursue additional monetary damages for the family in a wrongful death case.
For a free legal consultation with a burn injury lawyer serving Alpharetta, call (404) 888-8888
How Contingency Fees Work When You Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer to Handle Your Alpharetta Burn Injury Case
Alpharetta burn injury cases are personal injury cases. Our burn injury lawyers use a contingency-fee arrangement with our clients on these claims. This means you will not have to come up with a deposit at the beginning of the case or receive bills for our work as the case progresses.
Instead, we wait until the end of the burn injury claim to bill you. At that time, we will receive a percentage of your settlement or court award for our attorney fees. If you do not win, you will not owe us any legal fees. Our written agreement with you includes this “no-fee guarantee.”
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The Statute of Limitations for Alpharetta Burn Injury Lawsuits
Georgia law limits the amount of time you have to take action after someone else’s negligence causes you injury or takes the life of your loved one. Under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, you must file a lawsuit to protect your right to compensation within two years.
People who try to work with the insurance company on their personal injury or wrongful death claim without a lawyer on their side often learn about the statute of limitations too late. They might think their case is about to settle, but the claims adjuster suddenly breaks off all communication when the deadline passes. Georgia law will prevent the injured or bereaved person from seeking compensation after the filing deadline expires.
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How a Severe Burn Injury Can Impact Your Life
A burn victim could experience these complications, according to the Mayo Clinic:
- Contractures can form because of scar tissue from burn wounds. Contractures are the shortening and tightening of the tendons, skin, and muscles, which can cause bone and joint problems. The person could experience impairment from decreased function and range of motion.
- People prone to forming keloid scar tissue could develop thicker, raised scars from burns.
- Burn wounds are susceptible to bacterial infections. Some of these infections may progress to sepsis, a bloodstream infection that can be lethal.
- Some burn patients have ongoing breathing problems long after the accident because of damage to their lungs and airway tissue from breathing smoke and hot air at the time of the burn accident.
Your Alpharetta burn injury lawyer will want to know if you suffered any of those problems so they can include them in your personal injury claim.
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Three Things You Need to Know About Your Alpharetta Burn Injury Claim
Here are a few of the many things you need to know about burn injury claims in Alpharetta:
- After settling your burn injury claim, you cannot request more money from the defendant or their insurer, even if you receive a new medical bill. Before they give you the settlement check, you must sign a waiver or release of all future claims from the accident. That’s why it’s important to ensure your settlement covers all your losses before signing the agreement.
- Your injury claim can include more than just your medical bills and lost wages. Georgia law allows your personal injury claim to seek compensation for future lost wages, future medical care, pain and suffering, and intangible losses.
- No matter how friendly the claims adjuster might seem, their job is to resolve your claim for as little money as possible. They have no obligation to pay you a fair amount for your injuries and losses.
You will not have to worry about these issues when an Alpharetta burn injury attorney works with you on your claim.
Start Working On Your Claim with an Alpharetta Burn Injury Lawyer
At Bader Scott Injury Lawyers, we offer a free initial consultation with no obligation. All you need to do is contact us today to get started. It is that simple.
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