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are 4.7 million dog-bite incidents a year.
Most dog bites occur near the family home.
50% of dog bite fatalities are children under
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CALIFORNIA
DOG BITE LAWYERS, DOG ATTACK VICTIMS’ ATTORNEYS
Our
California dog bite attorneys defend victims of dog bites,
animal and dog attacks in southern California, Central &
Northern California. Our California dog attack lawyers handle
dog bite cases in Orange County, Los Angeles County, Long
Beach, San Fernando Valley, Ontario, Fontana, Inland Empire,
Corona, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, Santa Ana, Anaheim,
Huntington Beach, Irvine, San Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside.
Dog bite lawyers in northern California handle PI dog bite
claims in San Francisco, Salinas, San Jose, Oakland East Bay,
Sacramento, Stockton, West Sacramento, Marin County, San
Rafael, Santa Rosa. In central California dog bite lawsuits
are handled in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Bakersfield,
Modesto, Stockton & Fresno.
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CONSULTATION! 1-800-221-9591
Welcome to
our California dog bite law and dog bite legal information
site offered by California dog bite injury lawyers and
California dog attack attorneys. A California dog bite lawyer
from our personal injury law firm will guide you through the
maze of legal issues surrounding dog bites in California.
Please call a California dog bite attorney from our CA
personal injury firm to discuss liability, your damages,
(physical, emotional, and monetary) and your best course of
action if you were bitten by a dog. A California dog bite
lawyer is on call 7 days a week to answer your immediate
questions.
California
Strict Liability of Dog Bites: Dog bite law in California
is very strict, in fact the legal term is strict liability.
Basically that means that if you own a dog in California, and
that dog bites someone, you are liable or legally responsible
for the dog bite, (if the person bitten was legally on the
premises where the dog bite or dog attack occurred).
California Strict liability = if you own the dog, you pay for
the dog bite injuries and all subsequent damages related to
the dog bites or dog attack. Period.
We have
represented many dog bite victims. We aggressively pursue dog
attack victims’ rights to compensation for all injuries and
damages, economic and non-economic, connected with the dog
bites. Dog bite injury often extends beyond the physical
injury and damage. Often there is emotional and psychological
trauma associated with dog bites and vicious dog attacks. If
the dog bite victim was a child, and one or both parents
witnessed the dog attack, they too may have suffered emotional
trauma for which they may be entitled to compensation. Costs
of treatment for the dog bites are often very high. Dog bite
treatment includes emergency room visits, sometimes
hospitalization, psychological treatment and often plastic
surgery. If the victim of the dog attack was working, one of
the damages we pursue may be lost wages and loss of present
and future earning capacity, as well as pain and suffering.
Homeowners
liability insurance coverage for dog bites: If the owner
of the vicious dog owns a home, in most cases, liability for
dog bites and dog attacks are covered by a homeowners
insurance policy. Homeowners liability insurance will usually
cover the first time the dog bites or the first time the dog
attacks. However, after that, the insurance company will often
recommend that the dog be destroyed because they consider the
dog dangerous and will no longer insure liability for that
dog. Dog bite statistics show that once a dog has bitten, the
dog is more likely to bite again. Statistics on dog bites also
show that 60% of all dog bite victims are children and that
the dog bites they suffer usually occur in their own
neighborhoods. While dog bite fatalities are rare,
statistically 15 to 20 people are killed in vicious fatal dog
attacks every year. One third of all injury claims against
homeowner liability policies are related to dog bites and dog
attacks.
Rabies?
Rabies treatment? Rabies control in California has been highly
effective.
When a person
is bitten by a dog, often the first fear that comes to mind is
the possibility of contracting rabies. While the dog bite must
be reported to Animal Control and monitored, the likelihood of
a rabid dog in California is practically nil. Only 1 or 2
people die in the United States from rabies per year, and
those not knowing they were exposed. What little rabies
exposure remains in the USA is usually from wild animals, such
as raccoons or bats, not domestic pets and dogs. Rabies
treatment for dog bites or animal bites is virtually 100%
effective. Scarring and emotional trauma are of far greater
concern.
If you or one
of your family members has suffered a recent dog bite injury,
please do not hesitate to call a California dog bite lawyer
from our law firm today. One of our dog bite attorneys in
California is on call 7 days a week to answer your immediate
questions about dog bites, dog attacks and California dog bite
liability, and dog owner’s responsibility.
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