Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer
Fire Damages and Burn Injuries
Your home should be a place that you associate with safety. Sadly, statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that on average in 2009, someone died every 175 minutes or was injured every 31 minutes because of fire and that 85% of all fire related deaths and injuries occurred in residential areas.
While most residential fires are caused by cooking or smoking mishaps, gas fires and electric fires can be caused due to building code violations or defects existing in certain household appliances such as grills, stoves, electronic devices and heating apparatuses. Sadly, many fire victims end up paying countless dollars for injuries that were caused by someone else’s negligence.
Fire Injury Costs
According to the CDC, 13,050 people were injured by fire in 2009, amounting to 7.5 billion dollars in injury costs. This means that on average, $574,712.64 were spent treating each person injured in a fire. While insurance covers a large chunk of the costs spent on a victims medical treatments, rehabilitation and medications, most people end up in large amounts of debt. They oftentimes end up losing money due to work loss and future employment loss also.
Contact an Experienced Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer
With all of this in mind, we at The Law Offices of Gregory Patton are committed to seeking justice for those who have been injured in fire accidents. Our attorneys have 25 years worth of knowledge in personal injury law with a 90% win rate. We are very selective in the cases we take on so we can provide you with the time and thoroughness you deserve. Whether you’ve been injured in a gas fire, electric fire or other reckless fire, contact The Law Offices of Gregory Patton. Our experienced Phoenix personal injury lawyers will help you fight against reckless fire behavior and for the compensation you deserve.