What Happens When Your Dog Bites Someone

Dog Bite Personal Injury

One of the worst thing which could happen to anyone is to get bitten by a dog. The next worst thing is to be the owner of the dog that did the biting. Being bitten or mauled by a dog is no sugar cane. There are many dog owners who have improperly trained or not trained their dog at all to behave in a certain way. Which allows the dog to behave aggressively. Then there are those owners who actually train the dog to bite and fight. But a dog biting a stranger cannot be layed solely on the dog owner's feet as many dog breeds are territorial and you passing their open gates can be seen as trespassing.  Some dogs will do nothing, some may bark, but some dogs will bite. As the owner of the dog that did the injury, you will have to stand cost if the negligence is discovered to be on your side.

Wash The Area With Clean Water
Ensure that your wash the bite with clean water.  If the bite is deep, you may need to wrap the area with clean cloth to cut down blood loss until you reach the doctor.

You must take the victim to the doctor
After your dog bites someone, don't take it up on yourself to analyze the bite and tell the person they will be fine. You do not know or have the person's medical record to see if a dog biting the individual will result in any other illnesses.

Dog Bite Attorney May Get Involved
What the victim of a dog bite would normally do is to solicit the expertise of a dog bite attorney, especially if there is a challenge by the owner of the dog whom believes that the dog was probably provoked into biting you.  If this is the case, then there will be a court room battle and the dog bite attorney will come in pretty handy for the victim.

Dog Bite Law
If you are bitten by a dog or your dog has bitten someone, one thing you should always try to find out is what are the dog bite laws in your country, state or region.

Dog-Bite Statutes Which Covers Most Dog Injuries.
This status is from Minnesota.

“If a dog, without provocation, attacks or injures any person who is acting peaceably in any place where the person may lawfully be, the owner of the dog is liable in damages to the person so attacked or injured to the full amount of the injury sustained.”
The victim doesn't have to show that the dog owner did anything wrong. To win a lawsuit under this statute, an injured person must, however, prove four things:

1. The injured person was attacked or injured by a dog.
2. The person being sued is the owner of the dog.
3. The victim didn't provoke the dog to bite.
4. The victim was acting peaceably somewhere he or she had the right to be.

In this status, the dog does not have to directly bite someone for the status to apply or make any form of physical contact. If the dog causes the complainant to be injured indirectly, then the law still applies. So lets say an elderly person was walking pass and suddenly a dog runs out and barks at her and she gets frightened and runs slips and fall and injured her knee. Then the owner of the dog is also liable.

Common Damages Recovered From Dog Bites

• Medical expenses
  
• Lost wages
• Pain and suffering
• Property damage.
  

It is the responsibility of any dog owner to ensure that the animal does not cause any harm to anyone directly or indirectly. If the animal was provoked into biting someone, then the owner can plead his case and win. Dogs in yards should be secured with proper fencing. Aggressive dogs must have some sort of leash control and be properly trained to desist from an attack by owners command.  Remember, dogs are our pals, it is up to us to not allow situations like dog biting an innocent person to happen.