NEW YORK CITY ANIMAL ATTACK AND DOG BITE INJURY ATTORNEY
Dog bites and other animal attacks are no fun! Injuries resulting from dog bites may be excruciatingly painful and traumatic. In many cases, especially involving children, dog bites may lead to life-lasting physiological injuries.
Animal owners owe the duty of due care to surrounding individuals. They are obligated to ensure that their pets do not present danger to those around. When animal attacks do happen, it is often due to the owners’ or other parties’ negligence. However, not every animal attack is the result of someone else’s negligence. Our experienced New York City dog bite attorneys can evaluate your case to determine whether you have a valid claim and whether other parties may be held accountable for your injuries.
As a victim of an animal attack, you should seek medical assistance immediately. Severe health problems may result from untreated animal attack wounds. You should also report the attack to police as soon as possible and obtain a copy of the police report.
In New York, the law holds owners or custodians of dangerous dogs (and other animals) strictly liable for medical costs resulting from injury caused by the animal. The law defines “dangerous” as one that without justification either attacks and injures a person, or another animal or "behaves in a manner which a reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent threat of serious physical injury or death" to one or more of the foregoing”.
Owners of dangerous dogs are subject to various civil and criminal liabilities if they allow their pets to attack another person. If you the victim of a dog attack, you may be entitled to receive financial reward to cover your medical costs, long-term medical care, pain and suffering, lost wages and earning potential, and other losses.
When you need to discuss your case with an attorney, call our New York City dog bite and animal attacks lawyers for a free case evaluation. We are not a mill practice and unlike many other firms we do not accept any case that comes through our door. If we accept your case, we will determine the parties responsible for your injuries and we will work hard to ensure that your pain and suffering are justly compensated.
If we accept your dog bite case, we will not settle for anything less than the optimal result. If needed, our trial lawyers will take your case to trial.
If we accept your personal injury case, it will be on the contingency basis meaning that you will not pay us unless and until we recover money for you.
When time comes to speak with a New York City dog bite injury lawyer, call us for a free case evaluation or send us an e-mail with the description of your case.
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