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Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Propane Explosion Lawsuit:
Attorney for Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Recent Win in Explosion Lawsuit
Attorney David Szerlag recently won 2.4 million dollars in an explosion case involving the wrongful death of a 25-year-old man. Mr. Szerlag is a highly experienced attorney in the area of explosion investigation and litigation. His experience as a fire fighter is invaluable. Many of his cases have involved product liability (defective products that cause personal injury or wrongful death). Contact David for a free consultation.
Propane Explosion Causes
Propane, a hydrocarbon, is generally stored in a tank as a liquid and used as a gas. Because it is stored under pressure, there is a risk of explosion.
Propane is flammable when mixed with air (oxygen) and can be ignited by many sources, including open flames, smoking materials, electrical sparks, and static electricity. Propane vapors are heavier than air. For this reason, they may accumulate in low-lying areas such as basements, crawl spaces, and ditches, or along floors. However, air currents can sometimes carry propane vapors elsewhere within a building.
Possible causes of propane explosions are:
- Failure to take the appropriate measures during refill, including failure to relight appliances for homeowners
- Improper installation of a gas stove, dryer or other gas appliance
- Improper maintenance of a propane tank, for example, not replacing an old regulator or failing to maintain any part of the propane system
- Improper inspection of the propane tank by the propane gas supplier
- Gas that is not properly odorized with a compound called ethyl mercaptan, which is added according to federal and industry safety requirements so that consumers will know when there is a leak—it smells like rotting cabbage
- Tank leaks
- Grill fires and explosions
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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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