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A burn injury is not like other injuries. The hospital stay is only the beginning. What follows are months or years of surgeries, skin grafts, rehabilitation, scarring, and often significant psychological harm. The costs accumulate long after the initial treatment ends.
If you or someone you love suffered a serious burn in New York due to someone else’s negligence, The Law Offices of Omrani & Taub, P.C. can help. Our attorneys have represented burn injury victims across New York City and Westchester County for more than 25 years. Consultations are free, available around the clock, and you pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you.
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Do You Need a Lawyer for a Burn Injury in New York?
Yes. Burn injury claims are among the most financially significant personal injury cases because the long-term costs are severe and ongoing. Without an attorney, most victims accept early settlements that do not account for future surgeries, reconstructive procedures, lost earning capacity, and years of psychological treatment.
New York burn injury cases also frequently involve multiple liable parties. A building fire may involve a negligent landlord, a defective appliance manufacturer, and a building management company, each of whom bears partial responsibility.
Identifying every liable party and pursuing each one requires legal investigation that most individuals cannot manage while recovering from a serious injury.
An attorney handles the legal process so you can focus on your health.
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Who Can Be Held Responsible for a Burn Injury in New York?
Building owners, product manufacturers, construction site contractors, and employers can all be held liable for burn injuries in New York, depending on how the burn occurred. Identifying the right defendants, and pursuing each one, is one of the most important steps in a burn injury case.
What If the Burn Happened in an Apartment or Building Fire in NYC?
Building owners in New York can be held liable for apartment fire burns when they failed to maintain smoke detectors, fire escapes, or sprinkler systems required by law. Under New York Multiple Dwelling Law Section 277 and New York City fire codes, residential building owners in the five boroughs face specific fire safety maintenance obligations.
Violations of these requirements can establish negligence per se, meaning the landlord’s failure to comply with the law itself supports a finding of liability.
If a gas explosion, electrical fire, or structural fire safety failure caused the burn, building owners, management companies, and in some cases maintenance contractors may all share responsibility.
What If a Defective Product Caused the Burn?
Defective products are responsible for a significant share of serious burn injuries in New York. Faulty space heaters, malfunctioning stoves, defective wiring in appliances, flammable children’s sleepwear, and exploding e-cigarettes have all caused severe burns, sometimes alongside broken bones and fractures, that resulted in legal action.
Product liability cases differ from standard negligence claims. Under strict liability, meaning liability without requiring proof of carelessness, an injured person only needs to show that the product was defective, that the defect caused the burn, and that the injury resulted in damages.
The manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of the product can all be named as defendants. The Consumer Product Safety Commission maintains records of recalled and defective products that can support these claims.
What If the Burn Happened on a Construction Site in New York?
Construction workers burned on a New York job site may have claims under Labor Law Section 240 or 241(6), which impose liability on property owners and general contractors for injuries caused by unsafe conditions, including electrical hazards, chemical exposure, and fire from welding or cutting operations.
These labor law protections give construction workers strong rights that exist in New York and virtually no other state. An attorney evaluates which statutes apply to the specific facts of the accident.
What Compensation Can Burn Injury Victims Recover in New York?
Burn injury victims in New York can recover both economic and non-economic damages, with future medical costs being particularly significant given the long-term nature of burn treatment.
What Are the Long-Term Costs of a Serious Burn Injury?
Permanent scarring from a burn injury directly affects the value of a claim in two ways. First, significant disfigurement is explicitly listed as a category of serious injury under New York Insurance Law Section 5102(d).
Second, permanent scarring and disfigurement are among the strongest drivers of non-economic damages, including pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life. New York does not cap these damages in most personal injury cases.
What Are the Long-Term Costs of a Serious Burn Injury?
Serious burn injuries require multiple surgeries, extended rehabilitation, psychological treatment, and long-term care that can total hundreds of thousands of dollars over a lifetime. Economic damages in a burn injury case include:
- Multiple surgeries: skin grafts, reconstructive procedures, and scar revision operations
- Extended hospitalization and intensive care
- Physical and occupational therapy for loss of function
- Psychological treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety related to disfigurement
- Prosthetics or adaptive devices if the burn resulted in amputation or loss of function
- Home modifications if the injury affected mobility
- Lost wages during recovery, which can span years
- Reduced future earning capacity if injuries affect the ability to work
A life care planner, which is an expert who projects the full cost of future medical and personal care, is typically retained in serious burn injury cases to document these costs in a form that can be presented to a jury or insurer.
Call (718) 714-1515. Let us evaluate the full scope of your burn injury claim.
How Long Do You Have to File a Burn Injury Lawsuit in New York?
Most burn injury cases are subject to a three-year statute of limitations under New York Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 214, meaning you have three years from the date of the burn to file a lawsuit.
Key exceptions apply. If the burn happened in a building owned or maintained by a government entity, such as a public housing facility managed by the New York City Housing Authority, a Notice of Claim must be filed within 90 days of the incident.
Missing that shorter deadline typically bars the claim against the government entity, even if the three-year period has not expired.
For product liability claims, the limitations period may differ depending on whether the claim is based in negligence or strict liability, and when the injury was discovered. For burn injuries to minors, the three-year period does not begin until the child turns 18.
An attorney confirms every applicable deadline at the outset of the case before any window closes.
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Q: Who can I sue if I was burned in an apartment fire in New York City?
A: Depending on the cause, you may have claims against the building owner, the property management company, a maintenance contractor, or an appliance manufacturer. New York landlords are legally required to maintain smoke detectors, fire escapes, and sprinkler systems.
When those obligations are not met and a fire results, the landlord and other parties can be held liable. An attorney investigates every potentially responsible party from the outset.
Q: Can I sue if a defective appliance or product caused my burn injury?
A: Yes. Under product liability law, you can sue the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of a defective product without proving they were careless. You need to show the product was defective and that the defect caused your burn. These claims can be filed against multiple parties in the distribution chain, and burn injuries from defective products often support significant damages.
Q: How much is a burn injury case worth in New York?
A: The value depends on the severity of the burn, the number of surgeries required, the permanence of scarring or disability, lost income, and the pain and suffering experienced.
Third-degree burns requiring multiple surgeries and permanent disfigurement typically support significant non-economic damages, and New York does not cap those damages in most personal injury cases. A free consultation provides a realistic assessment based on your specific injuries.
Q: What if I was burned at work in New York? Can I sue in addition to workers’ compensation?
A: Workers’ compensation covers workplace injuries regardless of fault but limits what you can recover and generally bars lawsuits against your employer. If a third party caused or contributed to the burn, such as a contractor, equipment manufacturer, or property owner other than your employer, you may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit against them alongside your workers’ compensation claim.
An attorney evaluates whether both avenues are available.
Why Clients Choose Omrani and Taub for Burn Injury Cases in New York
Omrani and Taub P.C. has represented seriously injured New Yorkers since 1998. Our attorneys have handled construction site burn injuries, apartment fire cases, defective product burns, and chemical exposure claims across New York City and Westchester County, in state and federal courts.
Founding partner Michael A. Taub has more than 25 years of experience in personal injury law and previously served as President of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Trial Lawyers Association. Alex A. Omrani is a graduate of Hofstra University School of Law and a recognized name in New York personal injury litigation. Both are recognized by Super Lawyers.
What that means for your burn injury case:
- We retain life care planners, medical experts, and vocational economists to document the full long-term costs of your injury.
- Our investigators move immediately to preserve evidence, including building inspection records, fire marshal reports, and product defect documentation.
- We handle all communication with insurance companies and liable parties.
- Our multilingual staff serves clients in Spanish, Russian, Farsi, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hebrew, Bengali, Urdu, and Korean.
- We work on contingency. You pay nothing unless we recover.
Frequently Asked Questions About Burn Injury Claims in New York
How much does it cost to hire a burn injury lawyer in New York?
Nothing upfront. Omrani and Taub handles burn injury cases on a contingency fee basis. There is no legal fee unless we recover compensation for you. Consultations are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you cannot travel due to your injuries, we come to you.
What if my burn injury caused permanent scarring that requires future surgeries?
Permanent scarring that requires future revision surgeries strengthens your claim in two ways. It adds to the projected economic damages, since each planned surgery represents a documented future cost, and it supports significant non-economic damages for ongoing pain, disfigurement, and loss of enjoyment of life. New York does not cap non-economic damages in most personal injury cases. A life care planner documents the full schedule of future procedures as part of the damages case.
Can I file a burn injury claim if I was a tenant burned in an NYC apartment fire?
Yes. Tenants burned in apartment fires often have claims against building owners and property managers who failed to maintain required fire safety equipment. Smoke detectors, fire escapes, and in many buildings sprinkler systems are legally required in New York residential buildings.
An attorney reviews the building’s inspection history, fire marshal report, and applicable code violations to establish the landlord’s failure and connect it to the injuries.
What if the burn victim died from their injuries?
When a burn injury results in death, surviving family members can pursue a wrongful death claim under New York Estates, Powers & Trusts Law Section 5-4.1. Recoverable damages include lost future earnings, loss of companionship, and the deceased’s pain and suffering between the injury and death.
A personal representative of the estate files the claim on behalf of surviving family members. Omrani and Taub handles wrongful death cases arising from severe burns and guides families through every procedural requirement from the beginning.
Talk to a New York Burn Injury Lawyer at Omrani and Taub P.C.
The costs of a serious burn injury extend far beyond the initial hospital stay. The legal claim needs to account for all of it.
The Law Offices of Omrani & Taub, P.C. has offices in Queens, Manhattan, and White Plains. We represent burn injury victims throughout New York City and Westchester County. The consultation is free. You pay nothing unless we recover.
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