HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COMPENSATION WHEN DOG GETS OUT OF YARD AND BIT OR ATTACKED PERSON
If a dog gets out of the yard and bites or attacks someone, will the owner’s homeowners insurance still provide coverage? The answer is yes, even though the incident did not occur on their property. However, to make sure, read your policy and talk to your insurance agent to verify coverage – preferably well before your dog injures anyone. Our dog bite lawyers handle these situations every day.
In most cases, someone is walking on the street in front of a house when a dog comes out and attacks. However, our lawyers once had a case where a dog came out of the yard and jumped on a moving motorcycle. It threw the biker onto the street causing an injury. We were able to get an appropriate settlement from the homeowner’s insurance.
Homeowners’ insurance still applies when the dog is not on your property. Even if the dog bite happened at a park or someone else’s house, homeowners insurance will pay the victim’s medical bills and other compensation. If the person who was attacked by your dog sues you, your homeowner insurance will pay for a lawyer to defend you. They will also pay any court award or settlement up to your policy limits.
The law in Minnesota is very strict when it comes to dog bite or dog attack cases. Therefore, in most cases there will be a settlement with the homeowners insurance.
Of course, dog owners can be very sensitive when their dog bites or attacks someone. We understand that people love their dogs. However, it is unfortunate when they are more concerned about the dog than the person the dog attacked. Don’t be that person. Cooperate with law enforcement and lawyers to make sure the victim is compensated.
DOG BITE LAWYERS
Our dog bite lawyers represent people attacked or bitten by a dog in Minnesota. We have successfully represented hundreds of people in dog bite cases over the past 25 years. We make sure you are fully compensated for the medical bills and other losses. In most cases, there is also significant compensation for permanent scars. Our attorney will deal with the dog owner’s insurance company for you. We have offices in Minneapolis, Woodbury, and Edina where you can meet a top dog bite lawyer. Our lawyers also make house calls, or meet over Zoom, with people throughout MN. Whatever is convenient for you.