When A Dog Just Won’t Let Go The Consequences Can Be Serious or Fatal

Pit bulls are known to be friendly and docile one minute, only to violently attack the next. Here are just two examples of how quickly these pets can turn on someone.

Receiving a call of a domestic dispute at an apartment complex, police discovered a pit bull had mauled its owner and the owner’s mother. Apparently the young man and his elderly mother were engaged in an argument that prompted the man’s pit bull to attack the woman. When the man tried to pry the dog from his mother, the pit bull turned on him. Police arrived after receiving a domestic dispute call and found the dog was on top of the man, biting him. Believing the only way to stop the attack, police shot and kill the pit bull. The elderly woman was taken to the hospital with bite wounds on her arm; her son was treated with more severe injuries.

A four-year-old girl is recovering after she was recently attacked by a pit bull in a Santa Monica home. The little girl, her mother, and her mother’s friend who was dog sitting returned from taking the pit bull for a walk. After the dog sitter removed the pit bull’s muzzle, the animal appeared to sniff the child before it lunged at her leg. The dog sitter broke two fingers during the attack.

Many people don’t realize that dog bite and dog attack cases may be pursued under the dog owner’s homeowners’ insurance coverage as a personal injury case. If you have been seriously injured from a dog bite or attack, it is important to consult a personal injury attorney who can help protect your rights. A victim can recover compensation for medical expenses, future medical care, disfigurement, loss of income, emotional trauma, and pain and suffering.

There is no doubt that a personal injury lawsuit, if filed in either of these cases, will take a while to resolve. If the victims are facing financial difficulties during this time, lawsuit funding may be a solution.

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