According to the Center for Disease Control, greater than 4.7 million
dog bite attacks occur in the United States each year.
The Center for Disease Control reports that more than 4.7 million
dog bite attacks occur in the United States each year.
There are several important pieces of information that must be gathered after
a dog bite attack occurs including:
Not exact matches
The most fatal thing about
dog bite's is not usually the blood lost or pain during the
attack, but the infection that
occurs later if the
bite isn't treated immediately.
Dog bites,
attacks, and even deaths
occur because people didn't pay attention to the many many warning signs their pet gave them.
A tough part of our job in an animal ER
occurs when we learn that a person has been
bitten by a
dog either in a direct
attack or when trying to break up a fight between two (or more)
dogs.
Even if the
dog was with another person other than the owner and was not properly confined or on a leash when the
dog attack occurred, that person can also be held liable for damages suffered by an Yuma
dog bite lawyer.
Even if the victim of a
dog bite was negligent in allowing the
attack to
occur, the
dog owner may still be strictly liable for the victim's injuries.
Medical assistance can also create documentation of the
dog bite or
attack to create a record that the accident
occurred.
The Center for Disease Control reports that more than 4.7 million
dog bites and
attacks occur each year in the United States.
In order to hold a
dog owner liable for a
bite in Arizona, the victim must be able to show that: [1] the injury was caused by a
dog bite [2] the
bite occurred in a public place or in a private place that the victim lawfully occupied and [3] the owner failed to exercise reasonable care to prevent the
dog from
attacking.
Because of the severe injuries that can
occur from a
dog bite or
attack, it is important to contact an injury lawyer who can handle vicious animal
attacks and help you seek the financial compensation you deserve to cover the full scope of your injuries.
Another issue in
dog bite personal injury claims is the question of whether or not the plaintiff was lawfully present on the property where the
attack occurred, if the incident took place in a residence or other private property.
Also, a trespasser on private property without permission has little grounds for recourse if a
dog bites because the law states a
dog owner's liability is dependent on the victim's lawful right to be where the
attack occurred.
Even
dog bite cases can fall into the category of «premises liability» if the
attack occurred on a homeowner's property.
The exception to both of these rules
occurs when the person who was
bit was trespassing on the
dog owner's property at the time of the
attack, or if the person
attacked was provoking the
dog by teasing, taunting, or abusing it.
Arizona is a strict liability state and the owner of the
dog is liable for the
bite regardless whether the
attack occurred on public or private property.
In the instance where someone where to get
bitten or
attacked by your
dog, this at least can lower the risk of medical issues that could
occur.