The Falvello Law Firm

Friday, August 8, 2008

Dog Bites

Dogs cause significant injury to people, especially to children, on a regular basis. Many of these victims are left scarred and traumatized and lose significant time from work or school.

The law has the difficult problem of deciding when to hold the owners of dogs liable for these acts, which are usually totally unintended by the owner but an expensive and painful injury to an individual who has done nothing wrong.

In Pennsylvania, a victim can recover full compensation if the dog previously bit another person without justification or indicated a tendency to do so. However, if the dog has never bitten before, this state's dog bite law offers two different remedies that depend upon the degree of injury.

A severely injured victim can make a claim against the dog owner for medical expenses and all other losses and legal damages. A non-severely injured victim can also make a claim against the dog owner, but the remedy is limited to only the medical expenses.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of dog bite in Pennsylvania, please contact us today for more information. The Falvello Law Firm has been serving clients in the Sugarloaf Valley of PA since 1978.

posted by Patti at 12:51 PM