Serious burns are among the most painful and devastating injuries a person can endure. They often require multiple surgeries, lengthy hospitalization, and a lifetime of treatment for scarring and disfigurement. When a burn is caused by another's negligence, full compensation is essential to cover the extraordinary costs.
Causes of Serious Burn Injuries
Burn injuries result from car and truck fires, building and apartment fires, electrical accidents, scalding liquids, chemical exposure, and defective products such as faulty wiring, appliances, or flammable goods. Landlords who ignore fire-code violations, employers who fail to protect workers, and manufacturers of dangerous products can all bear responsibility.
Burns are classified by degree, and severe (third- and fourth-degree) burns can destroy skin, nerves, muscle, and bone, leading to permanent disfigurement, loss of function, and a high risk of infection.
The Extraordinary Cost of Burn Care
Severe burns require some of the most intensive and expensive medical treatment in all of medicine — emergency care, skin grafts and reconstructive surgery, infection control, physical therapy, and long-term care for scarring and contractures. Victims also face profound emotional trauma and, often, permanent changes to their appearance and abilities.
Properly valuing a burn injury claim means accounting for all of these current and future costs, plus the immense pain, suffering, and disfigurement the victim endures. Insurers frequently underestimate these claims.
Pursuing a Massachusetts Burn Injury Claim
Depending on the cause, a burn claim may be based on negligence, premises liability, product liability, or a combination. Massachusetts' comparative negligence rule applies, and the three-year statute of limitations generally governs. Identifying every responsible party — a landlord, employer, product manufacturer, or other negligent actor — is key to maximizing recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Burns from vehicle and building fires, electrical accidents, scalding liquids, chemicals, and defective products can all support a claim when caused by another's negligence.
Because severe burns require extraordinarily expensive and prolonged treatment, including surgeries and lifelong care, plus compensation for disfigurement and suffering.
Generally three years from the date of injury under Massachusetts law.
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