Burn Injury Compensation

The following burn injury compensation information is provided by Pritzker | Olsen, a national law firm. Attorneys at Pritzker | Olsen have been interviewed by CNN, CBS News, Fox News, Associated Press, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and others. Several of our lawyers have also been named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine. Attorney Fred Pritzker is listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

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Compensation for Burn Injury Victims

Burn on Leg 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.

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

Actual Damages:
- Medical expenses
- Pain and suffering, including physical pain, suffering, emotional distress, disfigurment, disability, mental impairment
- Lost earnings, including lost potential earnings
- Cost of care
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 | Olsen, P.A. has extensive experience litigating cases for people with burn injuries. Minnesota lawyers Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman 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 | Olsen, P.A. is a national law firm and represents clients with burn injuries in Minnesota and throughout the United States.

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Burn Injury Compensation

Medical expenses
Pain and suffering, including physical pain, suffering, emotional distress, disfigurment, disability, mental impairment
Lost earnings, including lost potential earnings
Cost of care

Burn Attorney

Information on a burn injury lawsuit, including liability of any of the following:

An employer
A property owner
The owner of a vehicle
The driver of a vehicle
A manufacturer
A utility company
A propane company
A person who serviced a propane tank, vehicle, piece of equipment, etc.
A landlord
An insurance company

Burn Brain Damage

Brain damage associated with fires is usually cerebral hypoxia (also referred to as cerebral anoxia), a condition where there is an absence of oxygen to the brain.

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