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Dog Bite Prevention

Posted on March 16, 2009
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Dog bite prevention is essential to reduce the risk of lawsuits.  Any dog is capable of hurting any person.  Most dog bites are caused by dogs that belong to the victim’s family or friends.  These dogs are not necessarily big, vicious dogs.  They could be old, mild, timid, normally gentle dogs that normally would not hurt a fly. 


 

Put them in a situation, however, where they are frightened or hurt or wildly excited, and they are perfectly capable of inflicting wounds.  The wounds may not necessarily be direct bites or scratches.  Even a person falling on the sidewalk because he tripped over your dog or tripped because your dog barked at him can blame you, and a court of law could find you liable for hospital bills.

The way to avoid this kind of liability, is to prevent your dog from causing injury whether direct or indirect. 

1.  Keep the dog chained, and if let free, keep it in an enclosed area such as a house compound.  Allowing the dog to be out at large makes you liable for any injury caused by the dog.

2.  Train your dog not to be frightened of people and to socialize.  Exposure to a lot of persons at a tender age will allow the dog to be able to relate to crowds.

3.  Keep children away from your dog.  Most children do not know the consequences of what they are doing, and may get bitten because their behavior may be interpreted by the dog as being threatening.  Keep access to your dog child-proof.

4.  Have prominent warning signs warning people to beware of the dog if you have one.  This way people who do not heed the warning sign have only themselves to blame.

Dog Bite Lawyers – A Necessary Evil

Posted on January 17, 2009
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Dog bites can be considered a serious health problem.  It is a traumatic event for the dog bite victim and his family, both physically and psychologically.  The injury may be as mild as a superficial scratch or can be as serious as nerve or muscle injury, or fractures, or chronic disability or deformity or even death. 

Psychological injuries can range from a simple temporary shock to nightmares to persistent phobias about animals, which can be incapacitating.  When the injury is more than just mild, one is tempted to seek the advice of dog bite lawyers.  The costs of medical and/or psychological aid can be very high, and only dog bite lawyers will be able to give good counsel as to what steps to take to get adequate compensation for the injuries sustained as well as to conduct legal proceedings against the dog owner.   From the point of view of the owner, it would be quite necessary for there to be insurance coverage against dog bites.  The numbers of dog bites annually ( 4.7 million cases of dog bites annually in the United States alone) make it quite attractive for lawyers to specialize in just dog bite laws alone. 



It is important from the legal angle to have as much documentation as possible for any legal action in order to prove liability.  Photographs of the injuries, records of the medical treatment taken, opinions of the specialists consulted regarding the seriousness of wounds and ultimate prognosis, evidence of previous bite history on the part of the dog as well as prior knowledge of this by the owner help a lot.  Dog bite lawyers armed with proper documentation should have no problem in court.

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