Los Angeles Burn Accident Attorney
Los Angeles burn accident attorney Cyrus Shahriari knows that burn injuries can cause excruciating pain, disfigurement, psychological distress and even death.
The American Burn Association reported in 2011 that nearly half-a-million Americans receive treatment for burn injuries each year, with an estimated 3,500 fatalities and 45,000 hospitalizations resulting from burn injuries annually.
Types of Burn Injuries
- First-degree burns are burns to the top layer of skin, the epidermis. They may cause redness and pain and heal within a week. These burns generally do not affect hair follicles or sweat glands and thus are not usually life-threatening. However, a first-degree burn can be potentially dangerous if the burn covers a large area of skin or becomes infected.
- Second-degree burns (partial thickness burns) are burns that involve the top layer of skin and a portion of the second layer of skin. Partial thickness burns are broken down into two types of burns: superficial partial-thickness burns and deep partial-thickness burns.
- Superficial partial-thickness burns cause blistering and are painful. These type of burns generally heal within three weeks with minimal scarring.
- Deep partial-thickness burns are dry and may appear ivory or pearly white. They take longer to heal and usually cause scarring. Skin grafts are usually recommended for these types of burns.
- Third-degree burns (full thickness burns) destroy the first and second layers of the skin. Third-degree burns can destroy nerves, causing numbness or loss of the sense of touch. This type of burn is very dangerous and can cause a great deal of physical and mental harm. Third-degree burns may be treated with early removal of dead skin, skin grafting or compression therapy to remove scarring.
- Fourth-degree burn extends deeply into the subcutaneous tissue and may involve muscle, fascia, or bone. These are very serious burns that can cause permanent motor damage or require amputation.
Causes of Burn Injuries
Common causes of burn injuries include:
- Contact with fire or flame
- Scalding from steam, hot bath water or other hot liquids
- Thermal burns from hot objects like irons or ovens,
- Electrical burns caused by accidental contact with electricity
- Chemical burns
- Fireworks
Los Angeles burn injury lawyer Cyrus Shahriari handles burn injuries or wrongful deaths due to:
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Truck accidents and tanker explosions
- Motorcycle accidents
- Apartment building fires
- Home fires
- Workplace injuries
- Electrical fires
- Defective products
- Locked fire exits
- Scalding water and pipes
- Fires at recreational facilities (hotels, restaurants, retail outlets, nightclubs)
Apartment Renters and Fires
Many fires occur in rental units, including those in public housing. If this happened to you, your landlord or property management company may do everything possible to convince you not to take legal action. They may even threaten eviction.
It is the landlord’s legal responsibility to meet local, state, and, in some cases, federal standards of safety and housing codes. If they don’t, they can be held liable for injuries or a wrongful death.
Some of a landlord’s responsibilities include ensuring:
- Electrical wiring is maintained and installed safely
- Smoke alarms are in every unit as required by law
- There are fire doors or fire escapes in good working order and they’re not blocked
- Working fire extinguishers are easily accessible
Defective Products and Fires
When a product does not work the way it should, it could cause a shock or burn to the user, or even a fire.
If you suffered serious burn injuries due to a defective product, save the product and any packaging you might have to give to your burn injury lawyer. Even if you don’t have a receipt or the packaging, you may still have a lawsuit.
You Need a Burn Injury Lawyer
Medical care for burn injuries is very expensive. If you or a family member have suffered a burn injury because of someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing, you may be entitled to compensation for:
- Medical bills, current and future
- Loss of earning and benefits, current and future
- Physical, emotional, and mental pain
- Funeral expenses
Los Angeles burn injury attorney Cyrus Shahriari will fight to ensure that you receive all the compensation you deserve. Insurance companies do their best to settle cases for as little as possible or deny claims altogether.
Cyrus Shahriari will not permit them to take advantage of you. Every case is prepared as if it is going to trial. He consults doctors and other experts to understand every point of your case so he can demonstrate the negligence that caused your burn injury.
Cost of a Burn Injury Lawyer
At The Shahriari Law Firm you pay no fees until your case is resolved. This allows anybody with a case access to justice.
But you must not delay. There are deadlines by which you must file a burn injury lawsuit, and if you don’t file in time, you lose the right to file forever.
Contact Los Angeles burn injury lawyer Cyrus Shahriari at The Shahriari Law Firm today for a free, no-obligation consultation.