If you have bitten by a dog in New York, you'll want to know if the laws in your area will let you sue the dog's owner to pay your medical bills, because the New York dog bite laws are complex. Dog bite litigation falls under personal injury claim. There are two conditions with the dog bite law:

First, the dog owner was aware with the dangerous nature of his dog, they are liable for injuries caused by their dog.

Second, the dog owner was not aware about the dangerous and aggressive nature of the dog, in this condition the attorney of the victim will have to prove the negligence of the dog owner and the responsibility for the attack.

After getting medical care for your wounds, it is important to report about the attack to the local animal control, local authorities, or cops. In New York, dog attacks should be notified to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. To help build a case against the dog owner, you should gather all the documents related to your medical bills, loss of work and damage to personal property, if necessary get the help of Dog bite lawyer New York, take pictures of your accidents, any ripped outfits. Get observe contact details. Collect all the information of witnesses.

A dog can be announced risky for other factors besides biting. If the dog has the nature to pursuit or frighten the people to the extent of violence, the official procedure of announcing a dog risky can be started. According to the dog bite laws in New York, the dog owners have tight responsibility for the destruction and accidents their animals cause. Strict responsibility indicates that the dog owner is accountable for any accidents the dog may cause regardless of most conditions. However, this is only the situation when the dog has been formerly announced risky.

Some cities control dogs by breed and Pit bulls, Dobermans, and Rottweiler are declared dangerous automatically, i.e., without a dangerous dog hearing.

If the dog has not been declared dangerous, if a dog owner permits the dog to bite a person the dog owner may be subject to hefty fines that may be up to $400 in New York and if the injuries due to the bite are severe this fine may go up to $800.  If the dog has previously been declared as dangerous then the dog owner may face the Class "A" offense charges.

If the dog was declared dangerous previously and the victim provoked the dog that leads the biting, even then the dog owner will be responsible for the injuries regardless of the provocation.

If the dog owner does not agree to take the responsibility and victim can go to the court, the judge will decide whether the dog owner should have known the dangerous propensity of the dog by considering the following points

- Barking and chasing the strangers

- How often growls and snaps at people

- Previous bites

- History of fighting with other dogs

- If a dog is trained to fight

- Past Complaints about the dog

- Dog species

- "Beware of Dog" sign

 

 What You Can Get From The Dog Bite Lawsuit?

- Compensation for medical bills, loss of work, mental trauma you went through, property damage

- Compensation for the new developed phobia of dogs, mainly in children with tender age who may end up having nightmares.

- Compensation under the lossof consortium, dog bite has affected your relationship with your spouse or family.

 

How Dog bite lawyer New York can help you?

A dog bite lawyer in New York at the Law Offices of Kenneth A. Wilhelm has the experience and required skills to give answers to all your questions and will educate and investigate if the dog that attacked you, had a history of aggression, and get you the compensation for all of your injuries.