San Antonio Burn Injury Attorney

Severe burns often require extensive medical care, including skin-grafting surgery and physical therapy. Some burn victims might be forced to deal with permanent scarring and disfigurement that could prevent them from working or enjoying the activities they once did. Have you suffered severe burns as a result of an accident in San Antonio? You could be owed significant compensation if someone else’s negligence caused you harm.

If you were burned in an accident that was someone else’s fault, turn to the San Antonio burn injury lawyers at Law Offices of Troy A. Brookover. For more than 30 years, Troy has fought for the rights of those who’ve been injured due to negligence in San Antonio, Central, and South Texas. He understands the anxiety and stress you are going through after suffering a life-altering burn injury.

Troy A. Brookover is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. This honor recognizes a level of knowledge, experience, and skill so “above and beyond” the norm that just over 1 percent of personal injury lawyers in the state have been granted this distinction. With Troy’s firm on your side, you can rest assured that you’ll benefit from the legal knowledge and experience that can assist you in pursuing the compensation and justice you deserve.

How a San Antonio Burn Injury Lawyer Can Help

Depending on how severe your burn injury is, you may be looking at months of recovery, including treatment to heal the burn wound, physical therapy to restore range of motion, and plastic surgery to revise or improve the appearance of scars from a burn injury.

While you focus on your recovery, let our San Antonio personal injury lawyers handle the legal work to seek the compensation and justice you deserve. Our firm is ready to help you by:

Thoroughly investigating the accident or incident that caused your burn injury, both to determine what caused your injuries and to identify who may be held responsible for compensating you
Working with your treating medical providers to document your injuries and course of treatment so we can calculate what fair and full compensation might look like in your case
Preparing and filing your claims against liable parties and insurance companies
Aggressively pursuing maximum compensation for you through settlement negotiations, if possible
Taking your claims to court and trial, if needed to fight for the financial recovery and accountability you’re owed

What to Expect with a Burn Injury and Recovery

Burn injuries are generally categorized into one of three degrees based on severity and how deep the damage goes into skin tissues.

First-degree burns – A first-degree burn injury affects only the epidermis, or outer layer of skin. Symptoms of a first-degree burn are usually limited to redness and pain in the affected area. Most first-degree burns will heal on their own in a few days, or one to two weeks in more severe cases. Injury victims may use bandages to cover the affected area, burn ointments to provide pain relief and keep the skin moisturized, and antibiotic creams to prevent or treat an infected wound.
Second-degree burns – A second-degree burn injury penetrates down into the second layer of skin, the dermis. These injuries are characterized by swelling of the burn site and skin that turns red, white, or blotchy. Second-degree burns often cause blistering and moderate to severe pain. Treatment for second-degree burns usually requires frequent changing of wound dressings, along with the use of burn ointments to keep the skin moisturized and antibiotic creams to treat or prevent secondary infection of the burn wound. The most severe second-degree burns may require skin graft procedures. Deep burns may leave permanent scarring.
Third-degree burns – These burn injuries reach down to the layer of fatty tissue beneath the skin or even deeper. Wounds may look white, brown, or black, and the skin may appear leathery in texture. Patients may experience numbness in the affected area, as third-degree burns typically destroy nerve cells. Treatment often includes in-patient wound care, which often involves skin graft procedures. Permanent scarring usually results from a third-degree burn, potentially necessitating plastic surgery where scarring affects joint mobility or quality of life. Physical therapy may also be prescribed to help restore range of motion in joints scarred by a third-degree burn. The most severe third-degree burns may require excision of dead tissue or amputation of badly damaged fingers, toes, and limbs.

Common Types of Fire and Burn Injury Lawsuits

At Law Offices of Troy A. Brookover, we have extensive experience helping people who have suffered burn injuries in a wide range of accidents, such as:

Burn injuries at work, including those caused by defective tools, equipment, or machinery, or from fires and explosions
Burn injuries in auto accidents, such as burns caused by road rash, friction, vehicle fires, and contact with a hot surface, liquid, or steam
Burn injuries on dangerous property, including fires that were triggered by hazardous conditions on the property like unsafe radiators or faulty gas lines, or by other hazardous property conditions like defective or nonfunctioning smoke detectors or faulty fire extinguishers and fire suppression systems
Burn injuries caused by defective products, including defective cooking or kitchen appliances, defective motorized tools or equipment, or products with faulty wiring that cause electrocution injuries

Demanding Compensation for Your Burn Injury

If you’ve been burned in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, the law allows you to seek compensation from the at-fault party. Let a San Antonio burn injury lawyer from Law Offices of Troy A. Brookover stand up and demand justice for you. You could be owed compensation for:

Medical expenses, including hospital stays, doctor’s appointments, or purchases of medical devices and equipment
Surgery costs, including skin graft procedures or plastic surgery to revise scar tissue left by a burn injury
Lost income
Loss of future earning capacity, including the loss of job benefits such as pensions and health insurance
Permanent scarring and disfigurement
Pain and suffering
Prescription medication, including antibiotics, prescription burn creams, and pain medication
Travel costs to and from doctor’s appointments and medical procedures

Time Limit for Filing a Burn Injury Claim in Texas

According to Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 16.003, you have only two years from the date you sustained a burn injury to file a lawsuit to seek compensation.

Filing suit after the limitations period has expired on your claim will usually result in the court dismissing your case. It is crucial to speak to a personal injury attorney as soon as possible to start preparing your case so that your burn injury claims can be timely filed.

Types of Burn Injuries

Common types of burn injuries include:

Thermal burns – Thermal burns include any burn injury caused by contact with or exposure to a heat source, such as a fire or explosion, hot water or steam, or a hot surface like a stovetop or radiator.
Electrical burns – Electrical burns refer to burn injuries that result from electrocution or contact with a live electrical wire or power line.
Friction burns – A friction burn is caused by the abrasion of the skin against another surface. Common examples of friction burns include rug burns and road rash.
Chemical burns – Chemical burns are caused by contact with an acidic, corrosive, or caustic chemical or substances.
Radiation burns – Radiation burns are caused by exposure to a radioactive source such as nuclear fuel. They may also occur upon exposure to damaging electromagnetic radiation such as ultraviolet light, sunlight, or X-rays.

Talk to a San Antonio Burn Injury Attorney Now

If you suffered severe burns in an accident in San Antonio, qualified legal representation is just a phone call or website click away. The San Antonio burn injury legal team at Law Offices of Troy A. Brookover has the skills and resources necessary to handle even the most complex burn injury claims. We’ll be ready to discuss your case in detail when you contact us for a no-cost consultation.

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