If you’ve suffered debilitating burn injuries because of a recent accident in San Diego, California, now is the time to call the award-winning legal team at Singleton Schreiber. Someone else was careless, and they should be forced to take responsibility for the costs of your medical care, the income you’ve missed out on your recovery, and the excruciating pain and suffering you’ve endured as a burn victim. Our San Diego burn injury lawyers can help you demand the financial justice you deserve.

San Diego Burn Injury Attorney

For decades, our nationally acclaimed California trial attorneys have helped burn victims and devastated families move forward after car accidents, wildfires, accidents involving defective products, workplace accidents, and other life-changing events. Taking on powerful insurance companies, employers, manufacturers, and government agencies, we’ve secured over $3 Billion for clients like you.

Force the case results you deserve by putting our fearless advocates in your corner, too. There’s no charge for an initial case review, so contact our San Diego injury attorneys now.

Understanding Burn Injuries

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), hundreds of thousands of burn injuries are reported across the United States every year. A burn is defined as an injury to the skin, underlying tissue, and, in some cases, the bone caused by exposure to heat, electricity, radiation, or chemicals. 

Burn injuries can be relatively minor superficial wounds or life-threatening trauma. Ultimately, the severity of a burn injury depends on how deep it penetrates into the body and which tissues are affected. The more serious the burn injury, the more likely it becomes that the victim will suffer from infections or organ failure, require extensive surgical treatment, need amputation, or die.

Upon assessment, burn injuries are classified as follows:

First Degree Burns

First degree burns are the least serious type of burn injury because they only affect the outer layer of the skin, known as the epidermis. Signs and symptoms include redness, swelling, and tenderness to the touch. Most victims heal from first degree burns within five days.

Second Degree Burns

Second degree burns affect the epidermis and begin to penetrate into the dermis, which is the second layer of the skin. Also known as partial-thickness burns, it’s common to experience all of the symptoms of first-degree burns, as well as blistering. 

Third Degree Burns

Third degree burns destroy both layers of the skin and, in some cases, may also begin to damage tissues beneath the skin, including tendons and muscles. Since nerve endings are damaged in full thickness burns, it’s common for victims not to feel pain at the burn site. Many times, third degree burns appear to be white rather than red or grey.

Fourth Degree Burns

Fourth degree burns penetrate into muscle and bone deep beneath the skin and, many times, can pose a threat to a victim’s mobility, quality of life, and ability to thrive. While fourth degree burns are rare, they are the most likely to be fatal, especially when the burns cover more than half of the victim’s body.

What Are the Most Common Causes of Burn Injuries in San Diego, CA?

Burn injuries are most common when people are exposed to high temperatures, flames, hot liquids, electricity, and hazardous chemicals as a result of:

At Singleton Schreiber, we’re award-winning California personal injury lawyers with decades of collective experience fighting for San Diego burn victims like you. Whether you’ve been burned because of a defective product, in a violent traffic accident, or while working in San Diego, we’re here to invest our considerable experience and resources into your fight for compensation. Contact us to set a time for a free consultation today.

What Does a Burn Injury Cost?

Every burn and every burn victim are different. So, the costs related to treating and recovering from a burn injury can vary significantly from one case to the next. 

Several factors will play a part in assessing the cost of a burn and, in turn, how much compensation you might be able to recover through a civil personal injury lawsuit against a negligent motorist, the manufacturer of a dangerous product, an employer, or another liable party.

Important considerations include:

The more serious your burns, the more complications you experience, and the greater the need for intensive medical care and, by extension, specialized medical professionals involved in your treatment, the more you expect your burn injury to cost.

Don’t underestimate just how much your burn injury might cost to treat, even if your burns are relatively minor. Research suggests that low-intensity treatment for moderate burns can cost upwards of $206,000. With complications, that figure can rise drastically. When burns are severe, patients might expect treatment to cost more than $1 million, with particularly damaging injuries to exceed $10 million in treatment costs.

Singleton Schreiber’s San Diego Burn Injury Lawyers Can Help You Seek Maximum Compensation

When you’ve suffered burn injuries or the wrongful death of a loved one because of an unsafe product or due to someone else’s negligence, you have the right to hold them accountable for your resulting damages, not limited to your medical bills, disability, emotional distress, and harder-to-value pain and suffering. 

Hiring an experienced San Diego or Los Angeles burn injury lawyer at Singleton Schreiber can help you take on powerful defendants and set the stage for a maximum financial recovery. Our award-winning California litigators are recognized as leaders in civil litigation by Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, the San Diego Business Journal, and other respected organizations because we offer compassionate representation that yields results, including billions in settlements and jury awards.

Now, we’re here to help you make the most of your burn injury lawsuit, too. You have a limited time to take action, so contact our San Diego law office to schedule a free case review now.

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