Cigarette Fire Death Attorneys
Fire Death Injury Lawyers Accepting Cases Nationwide
Between 700 and 900 people die every year in fires started by cigarettes, additionally as many as 3,000 more victims are seriously injured, many severely scarred for life.*
A tragically high percentage of cigarette fire victims are non-smokers, including small children, senior citizens, and firefighters. The destruction caused by these fires results in hundreds of millions of dollars in direct property damage. Ninety-three percent (93%) of cigarette-related blazes occur in private homes and apartments. It is estimated that the total cost to society of cigarette related fires is as much as $6 billion a year.
In America nearly 1 in 10 fatal building fires begins with a cigarette and ends with a death. Most of these victims are family members—children, parents, and grandparents caught in fiery buildings, dying of smoke inhalation or suffering painful, disfiguring burns.
Cigarettes are the leading cause of fire deaths in the United States. |
If you have lost a loved one in any fire started by a cigarette, or if they have suffered serious burns, we may be able to help recover money damages. In many cases like this we can recover significant money damages for wrongful death, funeral expenses, money for pain and suffering, repayment of medical bills, and other damages. There is no cost for us to evaluate a claim for death or injury for any fire believed to have been started by a cigarette. Contact cigarette fire attorney today by phone or e-mail for a free, confidential case evaluation.
Important Cigarette Fire Information
Our law firm believes in putting people over profits. If you have lost a loved one in any fire started by a cigarette, or if they have suffered serious Alabama burn injuries, we may be able to help recover money damages. Click here for more information.
Fire-Safe Cigarettes
Even though the technology has been available for decades, tobacco companies have failed to manufacture “fire-safe cigarettes.” A fire-safe cigarette will burn slowly and extinguish itself when left unattended. We believe cigarette companies have opposed this idea because they want cigarettes to burn faster in order to increase overall consumption.
Independent studies have found that fire-safe cigarettes can reduce fires by up to 75%. If you have lost a loved one in a fire that was started by a cigarette, please call. Our cigarette fire death attorneys are prepared to hold those companies responsible for the death and injury caused because of the fires that were started by unattended cigarettes.
A History of Negligence
Though much progress has been made in individual state legislation requiring fire-safe cigarettes, for many it is too late. If cigarette manufacturers had begun selling only fire-safe cigarettes 20 years ago, an estimated 15,000 lives could have been saved, according to James Shannon, president of the Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes. The coalition’s members include doctors, lawyers, firefighters, and lobbyists who are all committed to reducing the number of preventable fires if tobacco companies all pledged to exclusively sell fire-safe cigarettes.
What Our Law Firm Can Do for You
We recognize that fires caused by cigarettes are both tragic and in many instances preventable. If you or someone you care about has lost a loved one, or if you have suffered serious burns resulting from a cigarette fire, we want to help you get the money you need—the money you deserve—for your injuries, your pain and suffering, and for your irreplaceable loss.
Call or e-mail us today. There is no fee unless we recover money damages. We may be able to help.
*Sources: USA Today, Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes, and the National Fire Protection Association.
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When you’ve been injured, get real results—the Alabama cigarette fire attorneys at Norris Injury Lawyers will get you the best possible results for your claim. Call us today at (888) 317-2852 or fill out a free online consultation form and speak with an injury lawyer who knows how to win.
With our main office in Birmingham, Norris Injury Lawyers easily serves those in need throughout Alabama, including the cities of Anniston, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa. Get real. Get tough. Get Norris.
