Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky's burn
injury attorneys have successfully handled some of the nation's
most significant burn injury cases.
Among the most painful and devastating injuries, burn injuries
occur frequently. Each year an estimated half million
Americans are treated for burns, 40,000 are hospitalized and 4,000
die from fires or burns.
SMBB's team of burn injury attorneys has represented
clients who have been victimized by all of the chief causes of burn
injuries:
- Fire/flame
- Electrical
- Scalding
- Thermal
- Contacting hot objects
- Chemical
Residential fires, car crashes, industrial accidents, electrical
contact accidents, ovens and furnaces can all cause such
injuries.
Proven Results
Led by partners Robert J. Mongeluzzi and Eunice Trevor, Saltz
Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky's burn injury attorneys have
secured numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and
settlements in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey for
our clients, including:
- $16.5 million
settlement for a millwright who suffered burns over 60
percent of his body when hot slag struck him inside a kiln in
Lehigh County, Pa.
- $11 million settlement for
steel worker who ultimately died after falling into a pit of molten
metal and boiling water at a Claymont, Del., steel plant
- $10.34 million settlement
for an electrician who suffered serious burn during an electrical
explosion
- $9
million for a worker who suffered devestating injuries when a
piece of equipment he was operation hit a power line
- Mr. Mongeluzzi and Ms. Trevor have both served on the Board of
Directors of the burn survivor support group, The Phoenix Society
Burn Injury Expertise
Burn injury cases are among the most complex and challenging -
in part because critical evidence, such as the victim's clothing,
is often destroyed by the same fire or heat that causes the burns.
SMBB's highly experienced burn injury attorneys work hard to
preserve any remaining evidence. Extremely familiar with OSHA
regulations and fire safety codes, they scour documents such as
safety data sheets. With the help of independent experts, they
analyze the chemicals or combustible materials involved and conduct
experiments to recreate what triggered the fire or explosion.
Finally, their pioneering use of video brochures -
mini-documentaries that powerfully illustrate our clients' pain and
suffering and include victim, family, witness and expert interviews
and defendant depositions - often convinces defendants to agree to
high-value settlements.
Mr. Mongeluzzi and Ms. Trevor have both served on the Board of
Directors of The Phoenix Society, a burn survivor support
group.
Compensation for Burn Injuries
Property and business owners, manufacturers of equipment
and protective gear and third parties construction companies,
electric and gas companies other than the victim's employer may all
be liable. Our attorneys understand that painful burn
injuries are difficult and costly to treat. They can help you get
all the compensation to which you may be entitled - including
compensation for pain and suffering, emotional trauma, medical
costs, lost income and future earnings.
If you have been injured or a family member has been injured or
killed as a result of a serious burn injury, Saltz Mongeluzzi
Barrett & Bendesky is committed to obtaining all the results
you need and deserve. To learn how we can help, contact our
burn injury attorneys today.