Filing a Burn Injury Claim After a Car Accident

In situations where you are in a car accident, filing a claim for a burn injury may be one component of the process. At John Foy & Associates, our Atlanta car accident lawyer will help you with the entire process, ensuring you file the maximum compensation claim possible. Set up a free consultation to learn more about the process.

Common Types of Car Accidents Resulting in Burns

Any type of car accident can lead to serious injuries and losses. Some people suffer burns on top of other injuries. Some of the most common types of accidents resulting in these injuries include:

• Rollover truck accidents
• Bus accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Car accidents stemming from explosions

Filing a claim for a burn injury is not significantly different from other types of injury claims. However, there are some factors that can make it far more complex than others. That is why it is often critically important for you to work with a trusted Atlanta car accident attorney who can help you maximize that claim.

Determining Your Losses

When you work with our Atlanta burn injury lawyer, we will begin to develop your claim by estimating the losses you have. To do this, we need to understand what types of losses you have, the implications to your health, and what you can expect in terms of recovery. With burns, some of the key factors we need to consider before filing a claim include:

• Existing and ongoing medical bills: Burns often require numerous medical procedures and treatments, sometimes involving multiple surgeries
• Complications in medical care: Infections, tissue damage, and other types of medical complications are common with severe burns
• Emotional trauma: These types of injuries can create serious emotional trauma and losses for victims
• Pain and suffering: Burn injuries are particularly painful, often causing significant ongoing nerve damage that can create chronic pain
• Disfigurement-related care: In some situations, victims will need ongoing support for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery
• Loss of enjoyment in life: There are many situations where you may be able to recover damages due to your inability to do things you love to do

These are just some examples of the potential losses you may have, both economic losses and noneconomic losses, in burn accidents. Understanding what these are and having the evidence to back up those claims allows you to then file a claim with the responsible insurance company or at-fault individual. At John Foy & Associates, we know how to ensure our clients maximize their claims.

Filing a Comprehensive Burn Injury Claim

Once you know how much you are owed, then the next step could seem easy, but it is typically anything but. Filing a claim with the insurance company requires presenting your losses with evidence to back them up. That is the straightforward part of this process.

From there, it becomes necessary for our personal injury attorneys to work to negotiate with the insurance company. This means answering their questions and pushing back when they try to deny your claim. Insurance adjusters are aggressive, and they will do anything they can to reduce the claim paid out.

Our job will be to continue to work towards negotiating the highest possible compensation for you. As highly experienced attorneys, you can expect us to be aggressive in pursuing those losses for you, and we will hold them accountable. Expect our legal team to work persistently to ensure you do not leave money on the table.

Filing a Lawsuit for Your Burn Injury

In some situations, it becomes necessary to seek out additional legal action especially if the insurance company refuses to be fair in their payment of compensation to you. To do this, we file a lawsuit, and though that does not mean a trial will occur, it does set up the process for it. The lawsuit is an opportunity to force them to take action.

There will be a discovery phase in which they will ask questions and potentially interview you. They may want to see medical records and use any other evidence to reduce your claim. Ultimately, this process is costly to the insurance company as well, so they are likely to settle your case in many situations.

If, for any reason, they will not settle, the case will go to trial, and you can expect our car accident attorneys to remain by your side throughout that process. It is then left up to a judge and jury to determine what compensation you are entitled to after your burn injury. It is not common for cases to go this far, but you can expect our highly aggressive attorneys to fight fully to help you win.

You Should Not Just Settle Your Claim

Burn injuries are some of the most complicated of all types of injuries from car accidents. While you will have documented medical losses, you are likely to have many other noneconomic losses as well. Because of this, you need a qualified attorney available who can fight for your full and fair compensation.

Insurance companies will do all they can to pressure you into settling your case fully. They may make statements about their “best offer” or that their offer will expire after a certain amount of time. The key here is to know that you have extensive injuries, emotional trauma, and likely implications on your life that cannot simply be wished away by the insurance company.

When you hire us, we get to work for you. We process all potential losses and help you find evidence to prove what you are facing. Expect our legal team to be there for you throughout this process.

Set Up a Free Consultation to Discuss Your Case with Our Attorney Now

At John Foy & Associates, we are committed to providing our clients with exceptional legal support even in these difficult situations. Filing a burn injury claim after a car accident is an incredible task because so much is dependent on what happens next. Expect us to provide you with the legal support you need at this time.