subject: Dog Bite Injury Lawyer Download A Free Recovery E-book [print this page] Many people are attacked each and every year by dogs. These attacks leave gaping emotional and physical scars on adults and children that are hurt during the attacks.
In every area of Arizona, dog owners are held to the highest standard of strict liability for dog bites. This means that the owner is completely responsible for injuries due to dog bites. The only defense is provocation, so if youve been injured you need an experienced dog bite injury lawyer who specializes in dog bite law in Arizona
Strict liability has a shorter statute of limitations than a claim for negligence against the dog owner. To assure valuable rights are not lost, it is important to retain an experienced dog bite attorney as soon as possible.
At Alex & Associates, our professional dog bite injury lawyers, have handled dog bite cases for over 25 years, and are experts in dog bite law in Arizona. If you would like to speak with a dog bite injury lawyer, please contact our office and arrange a free consultation.
Victims of dog bites are entitled to compensation for medical bills (including plastic surgery), lost wages, pain and suffering (past and future), and for permanent injury such as scarring, disfigurement, and emotional stress.
Often the owner of a dog liable for a dog bite has insurance, such as a homeowner policy, that will pay the damages. Our skilled attorneys will obtain a good settlement or file a lawsuit. While most cases do settle, we are prepared to go to court to obtain just compensation for your dog bite injuries.
Under Arizona dog bite law, if you were careless and your carelessness contributed to your injury, the amount you can recover is reduced in proportion to your carelessness. For this reason it is important to have an experienced dog bite injury lawyer on your side.
While on walk with her husband and two dogs a 75 year old Alex & Associates female client was forcibly knocked down and viciously attacked as an unrestrained, unprovoked pit bull charged, attacking a second time. The pit bulls vicious attacked left the woman with serious and permanent injuries.
The client said, After being knocked over by the pit bull, I struck the concentrate sidewalk with such force I thought I had fractured my hip.
During the first attack, the pit bull clamped onto her dog and would not let go despite her husband striking the dog with a metal golf putter. She said, Being struck with the putter did not even phase the attacking dog. The dog continued his attack/vise grip on her dog until removed by his owner.
Unbelievably, the pit bull owner, after removing the dog from the first attack me merely set the pit bull back onto the ground (again unrestrained), at which time the dog turned, charged and mounted another attacked in which he knocked the client to the ground, biting repeatedly and ripping at the clients lower legs leaving a trail of blood and deep puncture wounds.
The attack was of such a serious nature as to require emergency hospital services, and was followed by a series of medical problems that included additional bleeding, open wounds, toe numbness and tingling in the foot, swelling and pain. Her medical chart read, COMPLICATED LEG WOUND. Her dog also received medical attention for multiple wounds to her rear hind quarters.
Alex & Associates, favorably settled this dog bite case, that lasted over a year, with the insurance company grudgingly agreeing to a $60,000 settlement; $25,000 higher than their initial offer.
