If you suffered burn injuries in an accident, you’re likely dealing with a lot of new expenses, considerable pain, and uncertainty. While nothing can take away this experience, you can—and should—seek justice and compensation. A Harrisonburg personal injury lawyer from our firm can help you fight for what you need.
Call the Parrish Law Firm, PLLC, today for a FREE claim review. We can learn more about your story and determine how we can help you.
Recoverable Compensation
You are likely entitled to compensation for both economic and non-economic damages, including:
Medical Bills
Burn injuries can cost thousands in care in just the first few hours. You may need emergency transport, emergency care, emergency surgery, wound debriding, and pain medications on the first day alone.
Once you have received your immediate care, you may need ongoing care, ongoing pain management, reconstructive surgery at the DeCamp Burn & Wound Healing Center in Charlottesville or University of Virginia Plastic Surgery, Augusta in Fishersville, and assistive devices.
These costs can easily top $100,000 in a short period of time. We will ensure we demand compensation for every dollar of present and future medical expenses.
Lost Wages
Burn injury recovery can take months or longer. You may need inpatient care at __ or outpatient care at Sentara Wound Healing Center. In either case, you may need to take hours, days, or weeks off work at a time. These losses are compensable, and we will fight for them.
Lost Earning Capacity
Burns can have a long-term effect on your movement. Contractures, a shortening of the skin, muscles, and tendons, can make it impossible to move the way you did before.
Depending on your line of work, this could mean you have to start from scratch in an entirely different field. In some cases, your burns and their long-term effects could leave you entirely unable to work.
Regardless of whether you are able to work in a limited capacity, in a new field, or not at all, you deserve compensation for the wages you will lose in the future. Our team will work with financial experts to establish your losses and demand compensation for them.
Miscellaneous Expenses
Most people don’t know that they can also recover compensation for things like assistive devices or transportation costs to and from treatment. UVA’s plastic surgery centers are both over 30 miles each way from Harrisonburg. You deserve to be compensated for the cost you incur to get there.
“Pain and Suffering” and Inconvenience
Burn injuries are often incredibly painful. They can make it difficult to move, hold your children, care for yourself, and even sleep. They can also be very inconvenient. You deserve compensation for your “pain and suffering” and inconvenience, in addition to any other losses you suffered.
Wrongful Death Damages
Burn injuries are all too often fatal. If you lost a loved one to a burn injury, a Harrisonburg wrongful death lawyer from our firm can help you seek justice and the compensation you need to make ends meet. Compensation you could recover includes:
- Mental anguish and sorrow
- Loss of comfort, companionship, and society
- Loss of guidance and advice
- Lost income and services
- Medical bills
- Lost protection, assistance, and care
- Funeral and burial costs
Can I Afford Help from a Harrisonburg Burn Injury Lawyer?
Yes. Your burn injury has cost you enough. We don’t want to add to those expenses. For this reason, we offer our help on a contingency fee basis. You pay no upfront fees and only pay for our time if we recover compensation for you. There is no risk to you, and you can be sure that we are as dedicated to your case as you are.
Harrisonburg Burn Injury Lawyer Near Me 571-229-1800
What Can Your Team Do for Me and My Burn Injury Case?
When you hire a legal team, you can expect them to handle every legal aspect of your case. All you should need to do is attend your medical appointments, hand over any evidence you need, and focus on your recovery. Our team will:
- Handle all paperwork on your behalf: We’ll ensure all paperwork is accurate to prevent any denials or delays in getting the compensation you deserve.
- Protect you against any tactics the insurance company uses: Insurance providers are businesses and, as such, want to protect their bottom line. This often means using unfair tactics. Our founder, Jim Parrish, used to represent insurance companies, so he understands these tactics and how to best defend you against them.
- Use our knowledge from inside the insurance company during negotiations: Another thing we know about insurers is that they’ll offer you as little as possible and hope you accept whatever you can get. We won’t let this stand. We’ll use our skills, knowledge, and experience to fight for every dollar you deserve.
- Manage deadlines: If you fail to file a lawsuit within Virginia’s statute of limitations, you risk recovering nothing. You don’t need another thing to worry about. Our team will manage any applicable deadlines to protect your right to compensation.
- Represent you in court: Going to court requires specialized knowledge that most people don’t have. Our team does. We have a history of success in and out of the courtroom, and we’ll leverage that to get what you need.
Learn More About How a Harrisonburg Burn Injury Attorney Can Help You During a FREE Claim Review
You deserve compensation. We want to help you get it. Call us today for a FREE claim review. We’ll learn more about your situation and determine whether we can help you. If we can help with your claim, we’ll create a customized case plan with your next steps.
Remember, it costs you nothing upfront to get our help.
Call or Text 571-229-1800 or Complete a Free Case Evaluation form