DOG BITE LAWYER MINNESOTA – ATTACKED/BIT BY DOG AT NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE MN ATTORNEYS
A dog bite can happen anywhere, but most often in the home where the dog lives. Neighbors are in frequent contact with each other, outside and even in each other’s homes. Because of that, our lawyers handle many cases where someone is bitten or attacked by a neighbor’s dog. When you call our office regarding a Minnesota dog bite, an experienced lawyer will advise you of your rights. Our purpose to make sure you get the compensation you are entitled to. In most cases, payment is made by the neighbor’s homeowners insurance.
CHILD BIT BY NEIGHBORS DOG
In one recent case, our attorney represented a young boy bit in the face by a dog. The dog owner’s daughter and the boy’s older sister were friends from school. The night of the high school prom, several neighborhood families had been invited to the dog owner’s home to take photographs before the dinner and dance.
When the boy’s family arrived at the dog owner’s home, they were invited inside as the girls were getting ready. The neighbor confined the dog to a bedroom, with the door shut. Eventually, the group moved outside to take the pictures. However, our young client stayed in the house with another neighbor boy, the owner’s grandson.
The owner admitted the dogs were still confined to a room in the house. However, the neighbor’s dog began scratching at the bedroom door to get out. Unfortunately, the grandson decided to open the door and the dog ran out of the room. The dog ran into the living room and jumped onto the couch next to our five-year-old client. At that point, the neighbor’s dog bit our young client in the face, leaving him with a bad scar. Our dog bite lawyers were retained to get compensation to pay the medical bills, plastic surgery and whatever else was needed.
MINNESOTA DOG BITE LAW
Minnesota dog bite statute, Minn. Stat. § 347.22 (2008), provides in pertinent part:
If a dog, without provocation, attacks or injures any person who is acting peaceably in any place where the person may lawfully be, the owner of the dog is liable.
When its elements are established, this statute imposes absolute liability upon the dog owner. Neither common-law affirmative defenses nor statutory comparative fault are available to a dog owner or keeper under the statute. It makes no difference that the dog owner may have used reasonable care; negligence is irrelevant.
TOP RATED DOG BITE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE LAWYERS MN
In most cases, when a person suffers a dog bite at a neighbor’s house or because of a friend’s dog, the dog owner has homeowners’ insurance to compensate the victim. No one wants to sue their neighbor. However, a dog bite can be serious. Most of the time, especially with children, the bite is to the face. The scars may need future treatment and can affect the person for the rest of their lives. The dog owner should be happy and relieved to compensate their neighbor in any way possible.
If you or a family member have been bitten or attacked by a neighbor’s dog please call us and speak with a lawyer for a free consultation. Our best dog bite attorneys have more than 25 years’ experience. We have successfully represented hundreds of people who have been bitten or attacked by a dog throughout Minnesota. We have offices where you can discuss your dog bite case with a lawyer in Minneapolis, Woodbury, Edina, and St. Louis Park. A top dog bite lawyer will also meet you at your home in Maple Grove, Plymouth, Chaska, and Chanhassen. Also, Rogers, Hopkins, Apple Valley, Lakeville, St. Paul, Roseville, Forest Lake, and other cities throughout Minnesota.