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Dog bite damages can include compensation for the victim’s physical, financial, and emotional losses. Physical losses can be catastrophic since the pressure from a dog’s jaw can cause significant destruction or even death. Financial losses can lead to instability within a family. Emotionally, the injured person may never think of dogs the same way again.
Children and older citizens are the most at risk of being bitten by a dog. Children may be similar in size to the offending animal, and the elderly lose resiliency in their skin with age, making it thinner and easier to tear. If you or a loved one has suffered an attack, our dog bite attorneys know how to pursue damages in Broomfield dog bite cases and could devise a strategy for your compensation.
Dogs may bite because they are fearful, aggressive, or protective of their pups, their territory, or their owners. Sometimes the bite is a nip meant to warn you, but other times the aggressive behavior can cause catastrophic injuries:
Our Broomfield attorneys tailor damages in dog attack cases to your needs after we thoroughly review medical reports. We strive to win negligence cases for our clients.
Dog bite cases fall under the umbrella of personal injuries, and a dog owner’s negligence or strict liability forms the basis for the claim. Negligence occurs when owners fail to act reasonably and follow state laws and local ordinances to keep others safe. If this failure causes foreseeable injuries to others, such as an unleashed and aggressive dog injuring a passerby, the owner is negligent. Strict liability does not involve negligence but holds the owner responsible if the dog has bitten before and is classified as dangerous.
Juries award damages in the form of economic and non-economic compensation. Economic damages reimburse the injured for their financial losses, such as medical care, lost current and future wages, and property damage. Non-economic damages place a monetary value on subjective losses, such as pain and suffering, the emotional scars of living with disfigurement, long-lasting fear of animals, and loss of the enjoyment of life. If you would like to discuss your Broomfield dog bite case and damages you could pursue, contact us today to schedule your assessment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that of the 4.5 million people who suffer serious dog bites each year and the 800,000 who seek medical attention, some result in fatalities. If a person in Broomfield succumbs to dog bite wounds and would have met the criteria of a negligence case had they lived, their family could prevail in a wrongful death action and receive damages.
Arckey & Steele, Attorneys at Law, operates with two goals in mind: to get justice and secure a significant win for your future. We understand the agony of enduring dog attacks as well as the long and arduous healing process.
You need enough compensation from the owner to pay for your needs and losses, and we know how to recover damages in Broomfield dog bite cases. Call now to schedule your consultation and assessment.