Prairieville Dog Bite Lawyer

When a dog owner can be held liable, you can recover the cost of your medical treatment, any income you lost during recovery, the repairs to your property, and the subjective costs of your pain and suffering. You are more likely to be successful in securing compensation when you have an attorney to help you build a claim immediately after the accident.

At Murphy Law Firm, our team has 150 years of collective experience and has worked in personal injury law for 30 years. This includes years of experience navigating claims against negligent animal owners for damage caused by their pets. These claims must be investigated and filed quickly, or evidence like witness testimony and video of the incident could be lost. A skilled abogado de lesiones personales from our team can guide you through the process and help ensure that your rights are protected.

Dog owners and other animal owners can be held strictly liable when their animals cause damage to property or to people. However, certain requirements must be met for a pet owner to be strictly liable, and not all pet owners can be held liable. An element of negligence is required. In order to hold a dog owner liable, the following must be true:

1. They knew their dog would cause damage with its behavior or should have known if they had taken reasonable care
2. They had the ability to prevent the damage their dog caused if they had taken reasonable care
3. They did not take reasonable care
4. You were injured by the dog or suffered property damage without having first provoked the dog to attack

Working with an attorney allows investigation and evidence gathering to continue while you are physically recovering. Most dog attacks result in minor wounds. However, some can result in severe and life-altering injuries. You should be able to rest and recover while your legal support works to build a potential claim.

An attorney also has years of experience calculating personal injury claim damages. Many individuals underestimate the value of their injuries and only consider economic losses like medical bills.