If someone sustained injuries due to an animal bite, very often we can collect a substantial settlement or award for the pain and suffering and other damages suffered by the victim.  It does not have to be a bite; it can be any type of injury inflicted by a pet.  Perhaps it’s a horse that tramples someone.  As long as the owner should have prevented the injury, there may be a case. 

For a pet owner to be responsible for injuries inflicted by his animal, the owner has to have some indication that the pet had “vicious propensities”.  For example, if the animal (a dog, perhaps) was aggressively chasing people in the neighborhood or had bitten another person, this case is easily won.

Typically, pet bites are covered by the pet owner’s homeowner’s insurance thereby making the homeowner’s insurance company responsible for all damages.  We have handled many such cases and have one of the largest settlements in New York for a “dog bite” case. [Click to read about this case]

Call us at 1-800-NOW HURT for any type of injury involving an animal