Connecticut
Workplace Burn Injury Lawyers in Connecticut
On-the-job thermal, electrical, and chemical burns, including claims beyond workers' comp. This page covers how Connecticut law treats these claims and lists the attorneys in our directory who handle them.
Connecticut law
How Connecticut law treats workplace burn injuries
Statutory research reviewed 2026-08-14. Not legal advice.
- Shared fault
- Connecticut applies modified comparative fault with a 51% bar: recovery is lost once the injured person is more at fault than the defendants combined.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-572h(b)
- Claims against government
- Claims for injuries caused by a defective municipal highway or sidewalk require written notice to the town clerk or a selectman within 90 days. Claims against the State go to the Claims Commissioner within one year.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 13a-149, 4-148
Directory coverage for Connecticut is expanding
We don’t have listings here yet — coverage grows state by state rather than all at once. Burn and fire cases are routinely handled across state lines, so attorneys listed elsewhere in the region may still be able to help.
Frequently asked questions
How many attorneys handling workplace burn injuries are listed in Connecticut?
No Connecticut firms are listed for this case type yet. Directory coverage is expanding state by state.
What is the deadline to file a workplace burn claim in Connecticut?
The Connecticut statute of limitations for most personal injury claims is 2 years (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584). Once the deadline passes the claim is generally barred no matter how strong the underlying facts are.
By city
Workplace Burn lawyers by city in Connecticut
- Bridgeport · 151,599
- Stamford · 139,134
- New Haven · 137,562
- Hartford · 122,129
- Waterbury · 115,908
- Norwalk · 93,661
- Danbury · 88,692
- New Britain · 75,871
- Bristol · 62,195
- Meriden · 60,849
- West Haven · 55,379
- Milford · 51,004
- Middletown · 48,616
- Shelton · 42,805
- Norwich · 39,993
- Torrington · 35,673
- Naugatuck · 32,116
- New London · 28,081
- Ansonia · 19,195
- Derby · 12,915
- Groton · 10,160
By case type
Other case types in Connecticut
By state
Workplace Burn lawyers in other states
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Arizona · 24 listed
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- California · 20 listed
- Colorado · 16 listed
- Georgia · 22 listed
- Illinois · 17 listed
- Louisiana · 23 listed
- Missouri · 15 listed
- Nevada · 20 listed
- New York · 20 listed
- Texas · 24 listed
- Wyoming
- District of Columbia
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska