Seek Compensation For Your Injured Hand
By: Nick Messe | Posted: 31st May 2010
You're at home unable to work because your hair dryer caught on fire and severely burned your hand. What started out as an average day turned into a horrific nightmare. Suddenly without warning, your hair dryer began to smoke and flames shot out the top. Your hand is now bandaged with painful second and third degree burns.
You cannot work, pay your bills and your hand requires skin grafts and special therapy. Don't sit in silence, get some professional legal help. A personal injury attorney can give you the guidance to understand your rights and the actions required to receive compensation for your injury. An injury attorney is knowledgeable regarding the responsibilities the hair dryer manufacturer has to ensure your safety when using the product.
The compensation you may receive from the manufacturer will cover medical expenses, pain and suffering and other expenditures and losses. A personal injury attorney will advise you on the actions you should take to build your in a case so a personal injury suit may be filed on your behalf. You may have sought medical attention, but if not, you should seek immediate attention. All information given to the doctor should be as accurate as possible.
Follow your doctor's advice fully. Any information about this injury should only be given to the doctor, until you have spoken with an injury attorney. Your lawyer will advise you to collect information such as your police report, witness information, and photographs. You will need to collect your medical bill information, lost time and wages figures, any items used to treat the injury such as crutches or other medical devices.
You will be encouraged to document all actions, thoughts and feelings. Don't settle your case before all expenses are accounted for from your injury. You need representation when settling your case with the manufacturer's insurance company. Don't settle with their insurance company until you understand what you may be entitled to receive as a result of their defective product.
Settling too soon and for too little is a situation your lawyer will help you avoid. Your lawyer can explain the different categories of how manufacturers can be held responsible for the malfunction of their products. A personal injury attorney will investigate your case to determine how the manufacturer is possible responsible for the damage caused by your hair dryer or other electric product malfunction. A personal injury attorney may determine that your product contained manufacturing design failures.
You used this product in the way it was intended to be used and it became dangerous and caused injury. Perhaps this product was manufactured incorrectly and this flaw created a dangerous product. Other options exist such as lack of a defect warning, strict liability and breach of warranty to determine whether the manufacturer can be held accountable. A personal injury lawyer will represent your best interests to settle your painful situation, so do not attempt to resolve this nightmare alone.
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