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Catastrophic Burn Injury Cases: Assessing Claims, Litigating, Negotiating Settlements

$197.00

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Description

Burn injuries can result from intentional or accidental fires, hot liquids or steam, hot metals, radiation, chemicals, defective consumer products, and more. The degree of the burn and the area of the body affected help determine the severity of the injury, treatment options and, when a burn resulted from another person’s negligence, the potential damages the victim may recover.

Personal injury plaintiff and defense counsel in catastrophic burn injury cases face a wide range of legal issues, including evaluating the cause of the burn and potential theories of liability, proving or defending against liability and damages, evaluating or challenging the admissibility of medical evidence, working with medical experts, assessing insurance coverage, and much more.

Listen as our authoritative panel discusses considerations and best practices for personal injury plaintiff and defense counsel when pursuing or defending against catastrophic burn injury claims, from assessing claims through proving and defending damages.

Presented By

David M. Schmid

Mr. Schmid focuses his practice on cases involving serious and catastrophic injuries, with an emphasis on severe burn injuries, construction injuries, automobile negligence, and premises liability. Mr. Schmid serves his clients through his involvement in professional organizations operated for the benefit of burn survivors and other seriously injured victims. He is a member of the American Burn Association and National Fire Protection Association and frequently contributes articles and blogs focusing on the care, recovery and rights of burn injury survivors.

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Kenneth Solomon
Chief Scientist and Technical Director
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Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


  • Live Online


    On Demand

Date + Time

  • event

    Tuesday, January 30, 2018

  • schedule

    1:00 PM E.T.

  1. Assessing cases
    1. Interviewing clients
    2. Reviewing insurance coverage
  2. Proving or defending against liability
    1. Theories of liability
    2. Establishing or challenging causation
    3. Common defenses
  3. Evidentiary challenges
  4. Calculating damages
    1. Plaintiff strategies
    2. Defense strategies
  5. Negotiating with insurance adjusters

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • What are the different theories of liability that are generally pursued in burn injury claims?
  • What evidentiary challenges do counsel face with burn injury claims?
  • What are some effective strategies for calculating or defending against damages in burn injury cases?