There is a wide variety of different kinds of homeowner’s insurance coverage you can purchase. The basics include coverage that protects your home and belongings in case of an event such as a fire. Sometimes it’s flooding, sometimes it’s hailstorms. The varying kinds of coverage you can buy determines whether or not you get the […]
What I can expect as your client regarding discovery over the course of bringing the case to trial?
If the case doesn’t settle, we are prepared to go the distance to make sure that our client gets everything that they deserve for their dog bite injuries. Some of the initial work that we do is to make requests for prior veterinary records. We may take the deposition of all the family members to […]
If a dog owner puts up a “Beware of Dog” sign, does that help limit that dog owner’s liability if someone is visiting and doesn’t beware of the dog?
A ‘beware of dog’ sign does not eliminate a dog owner’s duty to be safe and to keep the people who come into his or her property or their home safe. A “beware of dog” sign is not a “get out of jail free” card. For example, if you have a “beware of dog” sign […]
If a mail carrier gets attacked by a dog, is it a worker’s compensation case or a personal injury case?
It’s both. We actually represent a lot of mail carriers in dog bite cases. The U.S. Post Office has a large number of protocols for mail carriers in an effort to protect them from dog bites. It’s one of the postal service’s largest worker’s compensation areas. That’s simply because postal carriers are going up to […]
Damages for a Victim of a Dog Bite
Medical Costs The most common damages for dog bites are the initial care and treatment in the emergency room because dog bites do require emergency room treatment. You will need antibiotics, you’ve got to get the wound cleaned, you may need a tetanus shot, etc. If the dog has not had its shots, then you […]
