Burn Injury Lawsuit

The burn injury lawsuit information provided below is provided by Pritzker Olsen 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.

Our law firm has recovered millions for burn victims, including a recent settlement for $2,950,000. To contact a lawyer at Pritzker Olsen for a free consultation, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail Fred Pritzker or fill out the online-consultation form.

Elements of a Burn Injury Lawsuit

The elements of a burn injury lawsuit depend on the facts. Most burn injury lawsuits are based on negligence, which involves the careless actions or inactions of another. The four elements of negiligence are as follows:

Duty
Breach of Duty
Direct or Proximate Cause
Injury

Each of the above elements has to be proven by a preponderance of the evidence. If the burn injury lawsuit involves a recalled defective product and the burn is attributable to that product, the case is one of strict liability, meaning cause is considered proven. If the burn injury resulted in death, the burn injury lawsuit becomes a wrongful death case.

As an example of negligence, in one of Pritzker | Olsen, P.A.'s multi-million-dollar cases, the owner of an apartment building did not repair smoke alarms in the building. Owners of apartment buildings have a duty to maintain the building, including smoke alarms. Two occupants of one apartment died, and two others in the same apartment were injured.

Expert Witnesses in a Burn Injury Lawsuit

Burn on Leg Burn injury lawsuits can require the expert testimony of medical doctors, biomedical professionals and engineers. Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. has the resources to get qualified expert witnesses and pay for visuals that will make their testimony come alive in court.

The lawyers at Pritzker Olsen understand the science behind burn injury cases and have successfully used complex, science-based testimony of expert witnesses in court, in pre-trial motions and during negotiation settlements. Our fire investigation lawyers have decades of collective experience. Contact a lawyer at Pritzker Olsen for a free consultation regarding a burn injury lawsuit.

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Firm News

Fred Pritzker Listed in The Best Lawyers in America

Fred Pritzker has been notified that he will again be listed in The Best Lawyers in America for his work in personal injury and wrongful death litigation.

Burn Injury Lawsuit Settled

Our law firm settled a case involving an apartment fire. Two people died, and two others were injured, one seriously. Learn about a burn injury lawsuit, scald burn, and apartment fire.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Elliot Olsen spoke at the annual Minnesota Association for Justice Brain Injury Seminar. They represent brain injury survivors in personal injury cases throughout the nation.

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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