The Support You Need. The Settlement You Deserve.
Maison Law has successfully represented clients in past wildfires. We offer our assistance when we believe we will improve the outcome in your case.
We have significantly improved the amount of money received for many wildfire victims in the past.
If your home was damaged by smoke, ash, or soot, contact us for an absolutely free case consultation today.
How Maison Law Improves Smoke, Ash, and Soot Claims
Maison Law helps people with Smoke and Ash damage claims. We have helped many clients receive substantially more compensation for their smoke and ash remediation claims with fires such as the Santa Clarita fire in 2016.
We have experts we use when necessary, including an adjuster, and work to uncover damages and losses often overlooked. We work on your behalf to maximize compensation and settlements.
You can fill out the contact form below to set up a free case review and talk over your options with a real California Wildfire Attorney.
The Devastating Effects of Smoke, Ash, and Soot in Wildfires
The flames that rush through neighborhoods and destroy homes during a wildfire leave many victims seeking financial help in rebuilding. However, even those victims who return to find their homes intact can need major assistance with cleaning up smoke damage.
People who have evacuated in the face of wildfires could return to a home that’s unlivable due to the effects of smoke, ash, and soot. The exterior and interior of homes could be covered in smoke and ash stains.
What’s more, PBS reports on how smoke and soot entering homes can settle on surfaces and seep into furniture. The dangerous substances released can continue “off-gassing” and causing harm to those breathing them in. Hazardous substances like dioxins and benzene are often found floating in the air, with some linked to cancer.
UC Davis Health detailed how breathing in tiny smoke particles has been linked to fire victims developing lung and heart disease in the aftermath of a wildfire. Dementia, preterm birth, and brain cancer appear to be other risks. Children would be especially vulnerable.
With the devastating consequences that are possible, homeowners must be extremely cautious about returning to a home before it’s been decontaminated. They should also be able to count on insurers to provide the compensation needed to afford the best smoke repair and cleaning services.
How Can a California Wildfire Lawyer Help Me Get Proper Coverage for Smoke Damage?
Removing these contaminants and cleaning out all traces of smoke and soot could be critical to the well-being of your family. Unfortunately, Homeowners insurance companies can shortchange you. Their goal is often to leave you without full funding to eradicate these dangers from wildfire-damaged houses and businesses.
In many cases, the cost of removing these health risks and making a home livable is disputed by the insurer. Insurance companies are known to save money by limiting the support those filing smoke damage claims receive.
Their adjusters may also not have the proper training to determine how extensive smoke and ash damage is. The end result is that you end up paying for some of the clean-up yourself or your home doesn’t get clean enough and your family risks further health issues.
Here are a few ways your California Wildfire Lawyer serves as a safeguard for your family:
- Investigate Your Fire Damage. Your lawyer fully examines the cause of the fire, its effect on your home and your life, and looks into who might be held responsible. In some cases, more than your insurer may have to provide support to your family. That might mean a negligent power company is found liable for your smoke and ash damage.
- Demands a Quick Response. Make sure you get a response to your soot damage claim in a reasonable amount of time. You should not be left waiting at such a difficult time. Insurers have been known to make victims wait so they get desperate enough to accept any settlement amount extended.
- Provides an Expert Adjuster for Your Smoke Damage Claim. Adjusters sent from insurance companies can be told to overlook some of the damage in your home. They also may not have the training to fully understand the extent of the damage you’ll deal with. Maison Law uses expert adjusters with the experience to find every type of damage and to help value your smoke damage claim determining what it will really take to repair it all.
- Protection from Undervalued Smoke Claims. Contact a lawyer if you feel an insurance adjuster is undervaluing the damage to your home, business, and property.
- Protection From “lowball” Settlement Offers. Hasty offers made to victims dealing with smoke damage. Without legal representation, you may be desperate enough to accept anything. Your lawyer works with you to determine if an offer is enough and helps you reject insufficient offers and demand more.
- Help You Appeal a Rejected Soot Damage Claim. Maison Law is ready to take on insurers if you feel you’ve had your claim rejected unfairly.
- Prepares Your Case for a Lawsuit. If a property insurance provider doesn’t accept full responsibility for smoke, soot, and ash damage, a lawsuit may be necessary. Your lawyer would have the evidence ready and your case prepared.
- Helps Prepare Your Case to Join Any Wildfire Mass Tort Claims: A fire may leave you eligible to join group litigation against any at-fault party, such as a utility company, that is found responsible for contributing to the fires. Getting a head start on your ash damage claim could give you a better chance to access more support.
The benefit of turning your case over to a lawyer can prove both financial and mental. A lawyer can often secure much more in support for smoke damage claims than you likely would be able to earn yourself. Plus, when your lawyer handles this difficult claims process for you, you and your family can focus on recovering physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Contact a California Wildfire Lawyer Today
Maison Law is ready to help California victims make sure they receive the most support possible from homeowners insurance companies. This may mean getting what’s fair to fix your smoke damage and removing all contaminants from your home.
Not every victim will need a lawyer’s help to get fair treatment from insurers, but it’s a good idea to find out what your claim is worth. Reach out to our lawyers for a no-risk, no-obligation free case consultation.
The good news is, that if you need our help to earn more for your soot damage claim, you won’t need any money on hand to hire a lawyer. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the compensation an insurer is forced to pay you.
