What types of compensation are available for severe burn victims? The types of compensation available for severe burn victims can cover medical expenses, lost wages, loss of earning capacity, pain and suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life.
Have a Las Vegas burn injury lawyer from Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers assess your losses and estimate your case’s value.
Severe Burn Victims Can Be Compensated for Their Medical Bills
One of the types of compensation available to a severe burn victim encompasses this individual’s current and future medical expenses. Our personal injury lawyers advise burn injury victims to track their expenses for surgeries, skin grafts, hospital stays, and rehabilitation. If you do this, we can incorporate your medical costs into your damages request.
As you think about what to do if you’ve been burned in a work injury or are dealing with burns for other reasons, remember, you have access to legal guidance and support. Our attorneys want you to care for your burn injuries. As you do, we can build your case for compensation for your medical expenses and other injury-related losses.
Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers has secured over $1 billion for our clients. We have also earned many positive client testimonials. Give us the opportunity to handle your burn injury case. Our attorneys can pursue compensation for your medical expenses and other losses through a claim or lawsuit. For more information, schedule a free case review.
The Victims of Severe Burns Can Receive Compensation If They Can’t Work Due to Their Injuries
Another type of compensation available to severe burn victims relates to the income that’s lost if these individuals can’t work due to their injuries. Depending on the situation, the attorneys at Shook & Stone can help you recover compensation for your loss of income from your burn injuries.
If your burn injuries happened at work, it’s possible that you can receive compensation for your loss of income and medical costs through a workers’ compensation claim. Our attorneys can give you insights into how workers’ compensation eligibility is determined in Nevada and whether this type of claim is a viable option for you.
Alternatively, there are times when a lawsuit is necessary to recover income losses from burn injuries. Based on Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 11.190, if you want to sue someone for a burn injury, you typically have two years to file your lawsuit, although some exceptions can apply. We can help you sue in accordance with Nevada law.
Severe Burn Injury Victims Can Ask for Compensation for Their Loss of Earning Capacity
Loss of earning capacity is a type of compensation available to the victims of severe burns whose injuries prevent them from working the same job they held previously. The attorneys at Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers want to know how your burn injuries are affecting your livelihood. From here, we may advise you to pursue compensation for your loss of earning capacity.
Our attorneys can gather your medical records, employment files, a vocational expert evaluation, and other evidence to use in your argument. We want to make it clear that your burn injuries are serious and have the potential to keep you from earning at the same level you did before you got hurt.
Along with this, we want to illustrate that you’re not to blame for your burn injuries. Per NRS 41.141, modified comparative negligence applies to personal injury lawsuits in Nevada. If you sue for burn injuries and are found partly liable, this can dictate your recoverable damages for your loss of earning capacity and other losses.
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Severe Burn Injury Victims Can Seek Pain and Suffering Damages
The Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers team can teach you about pain and suffering and why these damages are among the types of compensation that can be available to severe burn victims. You can request pain and suffering based on physical discomfort and emotional distress you experience due to your burn injuries.
For example, if your burn injuries contribute to aches or other physical discomfort, our attorneys want to help you recover damages for your pain and suffering. Or, if your burn injury symptoms cause you to experience anxiety or depression, we can account for this as we prepare your case for trial.
It’s often difficult to prove pain and suffering in burn injury cases. Our lawyers can utilize medical records, pain journals, witness statements, and other proof in your argument. Doing so can help us illustrate to a judge or jury that you’re coping with pain and suffering because of your burn injuries.
A Severe Burn Injury Victim Can Include Loss of Enjoyment of Life in Their Compensation Request
Sometimes, a severe burn injury affects a victim’s ability to engage in activities or hobbies. At these times, this individual likely has grounds for requesting compensation for the loss of enjoyment of life that they experience due to their burns.
The Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers team can detail instances in which loss of enjoyment of life is among the types of compensation that are available to severe burn victims. If you are eligible to recover loss of enjoyment of life, we can craft an argument designed to prove to a judge or jury why these and similar damages should be awarded.
Ideally, our attorneys can negotiate a burn injury settlement that encompasses your loss of enjoyment of life and other non-economic and economic damages. However, if no settlement is reached, we are unafraid to present your case in court. At this point, we can describe to a judge or jury how your burn injuries are impacting you and the losses associated with them.
Learn More About the Types of Compensation That Are Available to the Victims of Severe Burns
Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers has provided legal services and support to more than 30,000 clients. We can provide you with information about the types of compensation that severe burn victims can recover.
On top of that, if you are interested in filing a burn injury claim or lawsuit, we can assist. To get started, request a free case review.
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