If you or a family member suffered burn injuries in Leesburg, VA, because of another party’s careless or reckless behavior, you have legal options for seeking compensation. Our Leesburg personal injury lawyers can help you get justice. Let us represent you and hold the at-fault party accountable.
The Parrish Law Firm, PLLC, takes on insurance companies daily—and wins. We know how to protect our clients from these companies and help them recover the compensation they deserve. Reach out today for your FREE claim review to learn more.
Understanding How Our Leesburg Burn Injury Lawyer Identifies a Viable Case
When someone else’s carelessness, recklessness, or intentional act causes injuries, the victims have a right to pursue damages under Virginia law. To recover damages for these victims, our burn injury attorneys in Leesburg must show negligence occurred. There are four elements we must show existed in the case:
- Duty of care
- Breach of duty
- Causation
- Harm
In most burn injury cases, the burns occurred during a traffic collision or while on the liable party’s property.
Drivers and property owners both owe a duty of care to others:
- Drivers must follow all traffic laws to prevent crashes and protect others sharing the roads
- Property owners must keep visitors safe by rectifying any hazards on their property
When either of these parties fails to uphold their duty of care, serious injuries are possible. This includes burn injuries from:
- Fire and flames
- Liquid or steam
- Chemical burns from solvents or acids
- Electrical burns
- Friction burns, also known as road rash
In car accidents, it is generally the at-fault driver who is liable for the victim’s burn injuries. However, there are some instances—primarily when a commercial vehicle driver causes the crash—that another party might share liability.
In the instance of an apartment, hotel, restaurant, nightclub, shop, or other structure fire, the property owner or occupier would typically be liable. Burn injuries can also occur without flames in many of these locations. For example, spilled soup or a hot plate could cause significant burns for a restaurant patron.
Recovering Damages With Help from Our Leesburg, VA, Burn Injury Lawyer
Our Leesburg burn injury lawyers understand the wide range of costs and losses burn victims and their families incur after an accident or incident. We also know these physical and psychological injuries often take years to heal, and many require ongoing follow-up, therapies, and treatments.
You can count on our Leesburg, VA, team to seek documentation to better understand your recoverable damages, calculate a fair settlement range, and demand fair compensation from the liable party and their insurance carrier.
The damages we seek to recover in these cases generally include:
- Medical treatment and care today and in the future
- Related surgery and support for significant scarring
- Lost income and reduced earning capacity for lasting impairments
- Related expenses with receipts
- “Pain and suffering” and inconvenience
What If My Loved One Died From Their Leesburg, VA, Burn Injuries?
Unfortunately, burn injuries often turn fatal. This is especially true for those who suffered injuries in structure fires and auto accidents. In 2022, the National Fire Protection Association reported nearly 3,800 deaths from fire and smoke inhalation.
If your loved one died from infection, inhalation, or other issues related to serious burns, your family can pursue compensation through a wrongful death action. Our attorneys handle these cases in Loudoun County and other nearby areas. We can help you get justice. Contact us today for a FREE claim review.
Leesburg Burn Injury Lawyer Near Me 571-229-1800
Our Leesburg Burn Injury Lawyers Know How to Handle Insurance Companies
At the Parrish Law Firm, PLLC, our founder, James R. “Jim” Parrish, spent years representing the insurance carriers. He understands how these companies work from the inside. This allows him to protect clients from them today. He will fight to recover the money you need and deserve, including the circumstances that led to your injuries and the damages you suffered as a result.
If you want justice, our Leesburg team is here to help. We have a history of large recoveries. We have secured more than $30 million in settlements alone. All you have to do is look at our recent case results to understand that we have the knowledge, skills, and experience to take on even the most challenging and complex cases.
The Parrish Law Firm, PLLC, is a contingency fee firm. We will never ask you to pay anything upfront. You can get a FREE claim review, and we will begin working on your case with no fees or costs paid. We only charge our clients after we secure compensation in their case. You only pay if we win.
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How Soon do I Need to Hire a Leesburg Burn Injury Lawyer?
We recommend contacting our team as soon as your injuries will let you call our Leesburg office and discuss what happened. If your loved one has catastrophic burn injuries, contact us on their behalf soon after their accident or incident. This helps ensure we meet the deadlines for the case and preserve key evidence.
Generally, our personal injury attorneys have two years to begin a lawsuit based on burn injuries under Va. Code § 8.01-243 and two years following a wrongful death to sue per Va. Code § 8.01-244. Waiting too long could jeopardize your right to pursue a lawsuit and make it more difficult to recover the compensation you need and deserve.
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Talk to Our Leesburg Burn Injury Attorneys About Your Next Steps
Our Parrish Law Firm, PLLC, team provides FREE claim reviews for injured victims and their families. We will determine how our Leesburg burn injury lawyers can help you fight for the money you deserve. Contact us today to learn more.
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