Burn Cases

• Defective Lamp in Operating Room -

  1-day-old infant suffered burns during routine circumcision when a defective lamp was used in the operating room.  Case settled with the terms of the settlement confidential.

• Natural Gas Explosion -

  67-year-old man was burned when natural gas leaked from a cracked flex line connected to his stove and exploded.  Case settled for with the terms of the settlement confidential.

• Stove Tip Over at Apartment Complex -

  2-year-old boy was burned after hot liquid spilled onto him when a stove within his apartment tipped over.  Case settled with the terms of the settlement are confidential.

• Defective Stereo Amplifier -

  26-year-old husband and wife suffered burn injuries in their home as a result of a defective stereo amplifier.  Case settled after formal mediation for $600,000.

• Bus/Pedestrian Accident -

  24-year-old woman suffered severe road burns after being hit and dragged by a city bus.  Case settled after formal mediation.  Terms of the settlement are confidential.

• Gas Tank Explosion -

  41-year-old man was severely burned after his vehicle collided with a 1979 GMC pickup truck causing the truck’s side saddle gas tank to explode.  Case settled after formal mediation.  Terms of settlement confidential.

• Stove Tip Over at Apartment Complex -

  4-year-old girl was severely burned after hot liquid spilled onto her when a stove within her apartment tipped over.  Case settled with the terms of the settlement confidential.

• Defective Water Dispenser -

  15-month-old girl was burned by scalding hot water due to the failure of a child-proof lever.  Case settled with the terms of the settlement are confidential.

• Restaurant Negligence -

  42-year-old woman was burned while seated within a restaurant when a waiter dropped a plate of scalding hot food onto her back.  Case settled with the terms of the settlement confidential.

• Defective Infant Swing -

  15-week-old infant suffered chemical burns after a dry cell battery leaked onto her head from an unsealed overhead battery compartment while seated within an infant cradle swing.  Case settled after formal mediation.  Terms of the settlement are confidential.