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Have You Been Hurt At Home? What To Know

22 November 2022
 Categories: Law, Blog

You don't necessarily need to travel far to find hazards. Consumer products used in the home cause injuries every day. When you are hurt by a product that you trusted to be safe, you may be owed money for damages. Read on to find out more.

Understanding Money Damages

When an instant pot or air fryer malfunctions, the forms of damage can be widespread. Burns from cooking appliance problems can be severe and permanently disfiguring. That may cause victims to spend a lot of time in the hospital recovering. Future medical treatment may include extensive plastic surgery to repair the damage to the victim's skin.

Victims may not be able to attend to their jobs for some time after a product malfunctions in their home. That is another form of money damage that is owed to a victim. If the victim is unable to ever work at their career in the future, they may be owed a lifetime of income.

Victims will likely experience physical damage to their homes as well and they are entitled to the recovery of expenses related to replacing appliances and the repair or replacement of walls, floors, and more.

Finally, victims are entitled to be paid for pain and suffering. This form of damage refers to the mental anguish of coping with severe injuries. Often, the amount of pain and suffering damage is directly related to the dollar cost of their medical bills.

What Victims Should Do

If you have been hurt by a product in your home, take action by taking the following steps:

  • Seek medical attention right away. Follow your doctor's orders and take care of yourself.
  • Retain the packaging that came with the defective product including the receipts.
  • Do not contact the manufacturer of the product. If they contact you, refuse to speak to them.
  • Don't talk about your injuries to anyone, including reporters, on social media, and neighbors.
  • As soon as you can, make an appointment with a personal injury lawyer.
  • Your lawyer will take your information and check to see if other similar cases have been filed. If so, you can either seek compensation using a single case or join a class action lawsuit. Your lawyer can help make a decision. If you decide to file a single case, your lawyer will negotiate with the product maker to get you paid for your damages.

To find out more, speak to a personal injury lawyer and get paid what you deserve for your damages.