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Burn injuries are among the most serious injuries that people can suffer in accidents. Even relatively minor burn injuries can have devastating long-term consequences – but many don’t survive. Unfortunately, the harsh reality is that burn injuries are all too often...
A scar is a sign that you survived something severe. Your scar may be a catastrophic result of your burn accident caused by someone’s negligence. There are approximately 180,000 burn fatalities every year worldwide. In the United States alone, the U.S. Occupational...
By Pendergast Law on November 25, 2017 Product Liability and What It Means for You How responsible are companies for the products that they serve? That’s a question restaurants and consumers have been struggling with for decades. In particular, purveyors of hot coffee have found themselves the targets of lawsuits after their customers suffer severe burns. But that’s not the…
By Pendergast Law on February 3, 2017 While we might be able to control how warm our homes are, many employees find that their workplaces are maintained at uncomfortably low temperatures to save on heating expenses. The common solution to this problem is personal space heaters. Unfortunately, space heaters are a leading cause of fire accidents, injuries, and fatalities. Most…
By Pendergast Law on June 28, 2016 E-cigarette and vaporizer burns can be horrendous injuries to users of these products. Being aware of the hazards can help you avoid the dangers these products pose to users. What are E-Cigarettes and Vaporizers? An electronic cigarette is essentially a battery-powered vaporizer. The cigarette consists of a mouthpiece, a cartridge or tank, an…
By Pendergast Law on May 31, 2016 From baths to coffee cups to electrical outlets, there are numerous ways a child can get burned in their own home. Perhaps that’s why each year, approximately 250,000 children under the age of 17 seek medical attention for burns; and of those, 15,000 require hospitalization. Frightening statistics indeed, but the good news is…
