If you or a loved one received treatment at an ABA-verified burn center after a workplace accident, chemical exposure, explosion, or defective product failure — you may be owed significant compensation. Burns are among the most devastating and expensive injuries in personal injury law.
Most catastrophic burn injuries are caused by someone else's negligence. Understanding the cause is the first step toward holding the right party accountable.
Refinery fires, industrial explosions, arc flash, and chemical spills. OSHA violations often establish negligence.
Acid, alkali, and industrial solvent exposure. Chemical burns often cause full-thickness tissue destruction.
Entry and exit wounds, internal organ damage, and cardiac risk. Often caused by faulty wiring or OSHA violations.
Utility company negligence, faulty appliances, and pipeline failures. May involve significant punitive damages.
Faulty wiring, defective smoke detectors, landlord negligence. Third-party liability may be available.
Fuel tank explosions, post-crash fires. Trucking companies often bear significant liability.
Faulty appliances, lithium battery fires, flammable clothing. Product liability may involve class actions.
Hot water heater malfunctions, restaurant burns, workplace steam exposure. Common in nursing home neglect cases.
If you were treated at one of these facilities, your records can help establish the severity of your injuries — a critical factor in your claim's value.
One of the nation's oldest and most respected burn treatment facilities. Serves the Gulf Coast region and has treated industrial burn victims from Galveston's extensive petrochemical corridor.
Regional Referral CenterLevel I Trauma Center and the primary burn treatment center for North Texas. Treats thousands of burn patients annually from workplace incidents, house fires, and explosions.
Level I TraumaLocated in the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical complex. Specializes in complex burn reconstruction and serves Houston's industrial and petrochemical workforce.
Texas Medical CenterThe U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center — among the most advanced burn treatment centers in the world. Treats military and civilian patients with severe injuries.
Military & CivilianUniversity Medical Center's burn center serves West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. Primary destination for agricultural, industrial, and oilfield burn injuries in the region.
West Texas RegionalBurn injuries involve catastrophically high medical costs, extended hospitalization, multiple surgeries, skin grafting, and lifelong scarring. The damages in serious burn cases often far exceed what typical personal injury attorneys are accustomed to handling.
Burn injury settlements vary enormously based on the burn's severity (total body surface area, depth), the responsible party, and the victim's long-term care needs. Third-degree burns requiring hospitalization often result in settlements ranging from $500,000 to several million dollars. Cases involving disfigurement, loss of limb function, or wrongful death can exceed $10 million. Chemical and electrical burns that cause internal damage often command higher values than thermal burns of the same surface area.
Yes — and you may have more than one type of claim. Workers' compensation covers medical bills and wage replacement regardless of fault. But if a third party (a contractor, equipment manufacturer, or building owner) caused the accident, you may also have a personal injury lawsuit that can recover pain and suffering, disfigurement, and other damages not covered by workers' comp. These cases are not mutually exclusive. An attorney can help you pursue both simultaneously.
The statute of limitations for personal injury cases is typically 2 years from the date of injury in most states, including Texas. Some exceptions apply — if the victim is a minor, or if the burn was caused by a government entity (which requires a separate notice of claim within 6 months in many states). Do not wait. Evidence disappears, witnesses move, and surveillance footage gets deleted. Acting promptly protects your rights. See our filing deadlines page for state-specific information.
ABA-verified burn centers maintain detailed clinical records that document burn depth, total body surface area (TBSA), treatment protocols, and prognosis. These records are powerful evidence in litigation. The fact that you required treatment at an ABA-verified center — rather than a community hospital — itself signals the severity of your injuries to insurance adjusters and juries. Our site is organized by named facility to help connect victims and their families with attorneys who understand the specific regional context and industries associated with each center.
Virtually all burn injury attorneys work on contingency — meaning you pay nothing upfront and nothing at all if they don't win your case. If they do recover compensation, the fee is typically 33% before trial, rising to 40% if the case goes to verdict. Given that burn cases regularly settle in the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, the contingency arrangement lets anyone pursue justice regardless of financial circumstances. The consultation itself is always free.
It depends on your state's statute of limitations and the specific facts of your case. Most states allow 2 years from the date of the injury — but the clock may be paused ("tolled") if you were a minor, mentally incapacitated, or did not discover the full extent of your injuries until later. Some product liability claims also allow for discovery tolling. Contact us immediately if you're unsure — an attorney can review the timeline at no cost.
Evidence disappears. Surveillance footage gets deleted. Witnesses relocate. And statutes of limitations are strict. A free call today costs nothing — but waiting could cost you everything.
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