Let us clarify a clear difference. A lawyer for burn injuries is a legal professional who specializes in representing individuals who have sustained burn injuries as a result of the negligence or wrongdoing of others parties.
Product liability, on the other hand, is a legal concept that holds manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of defective products responsible for injuries or damages caused by their products.
So what do these two things have to do with each other? Keep reading to find out!
Product liability in a burn injury case
Many types of burn injuries are a common occurrence and can be caused by a variety of different things such as car accidents, workplace accidents, defective products, and medical malpractice. Not all of these are necessarily product liability. However, when a burn injury is caused by a defective product, the injured party may then be able to get a product liability claim against the manufacturer, distributor, or seller of the product.
Types of product liability claim
These liability claims can be based on several legal theories, including negligence, strict liability, and breach of warranty. Let’s examine each of these now.
- Negligence refers to claims that require the injured burn victim to prove that the manufacturer, distributor, or seller of the product failed to exercise reasonable care in their work whether that was through its design, creation, or distribution.
- Strict liability claims, on the other hand, do not require proof of negligence, but instead hold the manufacturer, distributor, or seller of the product strictly liable for any burn injuries or damages caused by the defective product.
- Lastly, a breach of warranty claim is based on the failure of the manufacturer, distributor, or seller of the product to fulfill their promises or guarantees about the safety or effectiveness of the product.
If a defective product is found
When a serious burn injury is caused by a defective product, a burn injury lawyer can help the injured person file a product liability claim against the manufacturer, distributor, or seller of the product. In such a scenario, a burn injury lawyer will work to prove that the product was defective and that the defect caused the burn injury making the victim liable for their claim.
Once the lawyer has established the defect and causation making your claim invalid, they can then work towards getting you compensation. In these types of cases burn injury and product liability compensation can cover medical expenses, lost wages, emotional trauma, physical effects, and a host of other directly related domino effects.
