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Burn Injury Compensation

The burn injury compensation information provided here is provided by Pritzker | Ruohonen, a nationally-recognized personal injury law firm with offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  The firm has a national practice and litigates cases throughout Minnesota and the United States.  Lawyer Fred Pritzker has over 30 years of  experience and has recovered millions for burn victims.  In recognition of his achievements, other lawyers selected him for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.  To contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail Fred Pritzker or fill out the firm's online-consultation form.

Burn Injury Damages
Compensation for burn injuries is called “damages” in a burn injury lawsuit.  Burn injuries can include injuries to any part of the body, including the skin, eyes, lungs and brain.  Hands, feet, arms and legs can be so badly burned that amputation is necessary.  Anyone who has had a burn injury knows that it is incomprehensibly painful.  Each time the dressing is changed, the pain consumes the patient.  The entire family suffers with the burn victim.

The following damages can usually be claimed in a burn injury lawsuit:

1. Actual Damages – This includes compensation for medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distress, disfigurement and physical or mental impairment and disability.
   
2. Punitive Damages – This is an amount awarded to a burn victim as a means of punishing the person responsible.

If the burn victim dies, the case becomes a "wrongful death" case, and in many states, including Minnesota, a state "wrongful death" statute governs what damages can be claimed and who can be compensated.  Read about burn injury wrongful death.

Pritzker | Ruohonen has extensive experience litigating cases for people with burn injuries.  Minnesota lawyers Fred Pritzker, Rich Ruohonen and Elliot Olsen have all been named Minnesota Super Lawyers by Minnesota Law & Politics.  If you have been injured or a family member has been injured or killed as a result of burn injuries, our Minnesota law firm can help.  Pritzker | Ruohonen is a national law firm and represents clients with burn injuries in Minnesota and throughout the United States.