An incident that leaves you with severe burns can result in lasting physical limitations that affect your daily life for years. A Dallas burn injury lawyer can investigate how the injury occurred and identify the parties responsible to seek fair compensation for the harm you have suffered.
When the effects are permanent, your claim should address both future treatment and care already received. At Ted Lyon Law, our catastrophic injury attorneys take on serious and complex cases for clients who have seen immeasurable loss. Through detailed investigation, qualified expert support, and trial preparation from the outset, we will fight for justice on your behalf against those at fault.
Why Do Severe Burns Require Detailed Case Preparation?
Burn injuries can create a complicated medical record. Skin grafting and reconstructive procedures may continue well after the initial hospitalization, while scar contractures can interfere with movement and future treatment may be uncertain. Our Dallas lawyers handle serious burn injury cases with care, connecting those medical realities to the financial and personal consequences of the injury.
We understand that burn injuries may cause severe pain and suffering, emotional trauma, scars, disfigurement, and other significant hardships. We are strong advocates for burn injury victims. Our Dallas attorneys handle burn injury claims arising as a result of these and other causes:
We are committed to pursuing maximum compensation for your injuries, including all medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages and other forms of available relief.
That work can include consulting medical specialists and evaluating future care requirements. Lost earning capacity also requires careful analysis when permanent limitations prevent you from returning to the same occupation. Significant scarring or disfigurement can support additional damages when the evidence establishes how those changes affect your life long term.
State law also sets filing deadlines for personal injury cases. For most personal injury cases, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003 sets two years for filing suit after the claim accrues, though exceptions can alter that deadline. Early investigation gives our team more opportunity to preserve physical evidence and obtain records before crucial information disappears.
Building the Liability Record in a Burn Injury Case
Determining responsibility depends on what incident caused your burns. Commercial vehicle crashes can produce fires that require investigation beyond the individual driver’s conduct. Pipeline explosions and oilfield incidents can raise questions about equipment, maintenance practices, or the conduct of separate companies working on-site. Defective products can raise different issues concerning design or manufacturing defects as well as product mislabeling.
Serious burn cases in Dallas require an attorney to identify supportive evidence and develop the case with the expectation that the court may ultimately test disputed issues at trial. We examine the specific circumstances surrounding your injury, determine which witnesses and experts can clarify disputed issues, and prepare the claim so that we can present important questions clearly to a jury on your behalf.
Responsibility may also affect the amount you can recover. Under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 33.001, you generally cannot recover damages if the court assigns you more than 50 percent of fault, while a lower share of fault can still reduce the amount you recover. That makes a precise reconstruction of how your serious burn happened particularly important when others dispute fault and try to shift blame onto you.
Documenting Future Medical and Financial Needs
Immediate medical expenses represent only one part of the loss when additional procedures, rehabilitation, or ongoing assistance are necessary for long-term healing and recovery. Evaluating those future needs is an important part of the work our lawyers in Dallas perform when developing a claim for damages in a serious burn injury case.
These cases may require expert testimony to explain future treatment and its cost. Life care planning can also become important when an injury produces permanent functional limitations, such as paralysis or disfigurement. At Ted Lyon Law, we handle complex catastrophic-injury litigation with the resources and preparation required, working exclusively with clients whose injuries require careful legal and medical analysis and dedicated court representation rather than taking on a high volume of cases and seeking quick settlements.
Our Key to Success With Burn Injury Claims
While no Dallas attorney can guarantee a particular result in a given burn injury case, we do have a strong record of results. Our success is the result of hard work, thorough preparation, willingness to take cases to trial, and our skill in the courtroom.
Our success has not gone unnoticed. Attorneys at our firm have received numerous distinctions. Several of our attorneys have been listed for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers* magazine. Founding attorney Ted B. Lyon has been listed in Texas Super Lawyers* magazine each year from 2003 to 2021 and has been recognized by the American Trial Lawyers Association as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas.
Of course, none of that would matter if it were not a testament to one core truth: We care about our clients and take our responsibility as legal advocates very seriously. We understand that many of our clients come to us at the worst times in their lives, when they are in pain and uncertain about their future. We are honored that our clients have placed their trust in our firm at such difficult times. We work hard to make sure that trust is well placed.
Speak With a Dallas Burn Injury Attorney About Your Case
A severe burn claim should reflect the full effect of your injury, supported by evidence capable of withstanding serious scrutiny. Our Dallas burn injury lawyers can investigate responsibility and build evidence showing the extent of your future losses, while preparing the case for trial when the circumstances require it. We handle all personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis. Home and hospital consultations are available if you are unable to visit our office. Contact Ted Lyon Law to discuss what happened and how your treatment needs can shape the legal strategy for your case.
*Super Lawyers is an attorney rating service by Thomson Reuters.
