Hot water heaters warm
the water we use in our showers and baths. If the water heater is defective, and fails to
govern, stabilize, or regulate the water temperature, however, then bath time turns from
children's play time to tragedy.
Burns from super-heated
tap water can cause serious injuries, especially to children. This type of burn is called a
scalding burn.
The Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC: Tap Water
Burns)
that many hot water heaters can reach temperatures up to 150 degrees, well in excess of the
human burn threshold. Such temperatures, and even those well below 150 degrees, can
cause third degree burns.
Most tap water burns
occur in the tub or shower and most involve children or the disabled. It is estimated that over
4,000 children are burned in bathtubs and showers each year.
Burn Injured
Child
Burns and burn injuries
and associated challenges are devastating conditions. Early intervention, adaptive lifestyle
changes, education, therapy, and other involvements can certainly make life rewarding for the
child afflicted with burn injuries.
Financial recovery for future medical
bills, life care planning, special education needs, nutritional needs, interventional
therapies, advanced treatment options, and the emotional toll and physical pain and suffering,
may be available if negligence caused your child’s severe
burns.
If you believe your
child’s burn injuries were caused by a defective water heater, product defect, or the
negligence of another, then contact our dedicated and caring personal injury lawyers for a case
evaluation.
Personal Injury
Attorney
If the cause
of your burn injuries, or your child's burn injury, was a defective product, including a faulty
hot water heater, or another’s negligence, then you should act quickly to protect your legal
rights.
We proudly serve
deserving clients and their families who are seeking to overcome the challenges of serious
personal injury and wrongful death throughout Florida and beyond in other
States.
Locally, we are also proud to serve our neighbors throughout Southwest Florida, including
those in Arcadia, Alva, Avon Park, Bonita Springs, Bradenton, Cape Coral, Charlotte County,
Clewiston, Collier County, Desoto County, Englewood, Felda, Fort Myers, Ft. Myers, Glades
County, Golden Gate, Hardee County, Hendry County, Highlands County, Immokalee, La Belle,
Labelle, Lake Placid, Lee County, Lehigh, Lehigh Acres, Manatee County, Moore Haven, Naples,
Nokomis, North Port, Osprey, Palmdale, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Sarasota, Sebring, Venice,
Wauchula, Zolfo Springs.
We provide aggressive, prompt, and ethical advocacy on behalf of individuals and families
who have suffered serious personal injury, accident injury, and wrongful death.
Contact our personal injury lawyers to discuss, confidentially, your burn
injury claim. We will provide you with our honest view and assessment of your burn injury
claim, and whether we believe a burn injury lawsuit has merit in your
circumstances.
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