Karen has handled over fifty major injury burn cases including the following results:
$8,000,000 Motorhome Fire
A husband, wife and daughter were severely burned when their motorhome exploded into flames after leaving the highway.
$7,384,874 Vehicle Freeway Accident
A driver and several passengers suffered second and third degree burns, when their vehicle burst into flames after it was forced into a K-rail by another vehicle, due to a fuel tank design defect.
$6,725,491 Child Burned by Stove
A 3-year-old girl suffered severe second and third degree burns to over 20% of her body when a kitchen stove tipped over and splashed her with scalding liquids.
$6,400,000 Child Burned by a Cigarette Lighter
A 6-year-old girl suffered second degree and third degree burns to over 40% of her body when a cigarette lighter leaked fuel onto her clothing and her shirt caught on fire.
$5,400,000 Vehicle Over a Mountain Cliff
A driver of a vehicle, with two passengers, went over a 500 foot cliff due to a deteriorated berm on a mountain turn-out, the 15-year-old female passenger suffered second and third degree burns to over 50% of her body.
$5,000,000 Camping Fuel Can Explodes
A twelve-year-old girl was badly burned and disfigured when a camping fuel can exploded in her hands.
$4,600,000 Auto vs. Truck Freeway Accident
A brother and sister suffered relatively minor injuries when their vehicle was struck by a tractor/trailer truck on the freeway, a teenage girl and the driver’s wife who were passengers in the vehicle were killed.
$4,000,000 Private Airplane Crash
A passenger in a small private plane was gravely burned over 80% of his body when a faulty fuel system caused an explosion and fire after the plane crashed.
$4,000,000 School Uniform Catches Fire
A 10-year-old boy was badly burned when his school uniform tie caught fire and ignited his school uniform shirt.
$3,800,000 Fire In Trailer
When an electrical fire of unknown origin caused a blaze in a trailer, a five-year-old boy and his two sisters received serious burns.
$3,400,000 Truck-Auto Freeway Accident
A salesman incurred 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his face and arms when he was inadvertently involved in a multiple vehicle freeway accident.
$3,250,000 Freeway Rollover
Two teenage brothers narrowly escaped death when their truck was hit by drag racers on a freeway, rolled over and caught fire.
$3,200,000 Vehicle vs. Truck Accident Injures Two
A driver suffered head injuries and severe second and third degree burns to over 17% of his body, when he and his passenger struck the rear of a tractor/trailer that was illegally parked on the side of the road.
$2,618,966 Baby Burned in Bathtub
A 2-year-old female child was scalded by water in a bathtub due to a water heater design defect and suffered deep second and third degree burns to over 60% of her body.
$2,600,000 Death By Asphyxiation
A demolition worker's family was compensated when he was asphyxiated by carbon monoxide after a minor fire in an underground facility in which he was working.
$2,600,000 Baby Burned in Kitchen Sink
A nineteen-month old baby was scalded by water emanating from the kitchen sink from a faulty hot water heater.
$2,000,000 Boat Engine Spews Hot Liquid
A seven-year-old girl was seriously hurt when a faulty boat engine cooling system erupted and sprayed boiling water on her legs.
$2,000,000 Baby Burned In Sink
A baby was severely scalded in a bathroom sink when 160-degree-plus hot water filled the sink after the toilet was flushed.
$1,750,000 Worker Falls Into Hot Water
A 40-year-old contractor fell into pit of hot water, lost consciousness, and sustained severe burns.
$1,350,000 Propane Ignites Clothing
A 40-year-old beautician was badly burned when her blouse caught fire from a trailer stove propane leak.
$1,075,000 Facial Burn with Cleaning Powder Agent
A 34-year-old man fell down a (4) story open elevator shaft at his place of employment while carrying a bucket of cleaning powder containing lye, suffering severe third degree burns to his face and body.
$1,000,000 Exploding Oxygen Tanks
A paramedic driver was left with burn injuries over his face, chest and arms when transferring oxygen from one tank to another.
$1,000,000 Apartment Fire
An elderly woman lived through a life-threatening fire in her apartment with no working smoke detector, but had to endure slow-to-heal burn wounds to her hands and feet.
$1,000,000 Vehicle Fire
A 22-year-old male driver, suffered second and third degree burns, when he was rear-ended by an SUV and his vehicle’s fuel tank burst into flames.
$850,000 Baby Burned In Bathwater
A six-month-old boy was scalded by water in a bathroom sink from a faulty hot water heater.
$850,000 Skirt Catches Fire
A 30-year-old woman was badly burned when her skirt was unexpectedly ignited by a candle located on the floor at a party.
$800,000 Woman Burned by a Turkey Pan
A 50 year old woman suffered burns when an aluminum turkey pan collapsed splashing grease onto her abdomen and thighs causing third degree burns.
$750,000 Water Heater Vapors Cause Fire
A 20-year-old undocumented worker suffered severe burns when lacquer thinner vapors were ignited by a water heater pilot light.
$495,000 Accidental Arm Burn
A female accountant suffered a burn injury when hot potpourri spilled on her forearm.
$350,000 Man Burned by a Gas Leak
A 64-year-old man suffered third degree burns to his left leg when a flash fire erupted in his carport due to a gas leak emanating from his gas meter.
$300,000 Baby Burned at a Day Care Center
An eight-month-old girl suffered minor second degree burns at a day care center when a crock pot filled with hot water spilled onto her.
A burn survivor herself, Karen understands the effects that burn injuries have not only on burn survivors but their families too.