We advocate for the responsible ownership, training, fencing, and leashing of dogs. Our lawyers are loving and responsible dog owners. In fact, our dogs, Walter, Boston, and Bella, are members of our law firm family. However, some people are not responsible dog owners and fail to train, fence, or leash their dogs. This oftentimes leads to dangerous dog attacks of parents and children in homes, at parks, and on sidewalks in your neighborhood.
A dog bite can lead to serious injuries ranging from bite marks and puncture wounds to permanent disfigurement, broken bones, loss of limbs, and even death. Many people, especially children, experience emotional distress following a dog attack. If you are a victim of a dog bite, it is important to call law enforcement and open an animal control investigation.
There are also various ways under Colorado law to hold responsible parties accountable for dog bite injuries. One way is under Colorado’s strict liability statute relating to civil actions against dog owners (“dog bite statute”), or Colorado Revised Statute Section 13-21-124. This statute allows a person who suffers serious bodily injury or death from being bitten by a dog while lawfully on public or private property to bring a claim for economic damages against the dog owner. Importantly, since this is a strict liability statute, this means that the dog owner will be responsible regardless of whether the dog had been vicious or injured someone else in the past and regardless of whether the dog owner knew of the dog’s viciousness. In other words, negligence is not required in order to prove strict liability.
If you or your child sustained a serious injury from a dog bite, you may be able to recover from the dog owner’s renter’s or homeowner’s insurance. It is recommended that you contact a lawyer to assist you to discuss any available sources of recovery and guide you through the process.
Our lawyers have knowledge of your municipal and city codes related to dog ownership, fencing and leashing. We are skilled at investigating these types of injuries and understand the long-term injuries our clients experience.
Even though they are said to be “man’s best friend,” dog bites and dog attacks in Colorado are fairly common. The experience alone can be traumatizing even when the injury itself may not be significant. Victims who have been hurt deserve to be fully compensated for their injuries, including any pain and suffering.
At Hagen Nares PLLC, our dog bite injury attorney in Colorado will make sure you get full and fair compensation. We know the law. We know the community. We know how to deal with insurance companies and other potentially liable parties. Contact us at 720-637-7786 to schedule a Free Consultation to learn more about how we will help you during this traumatic time.
According to the Center For Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 4.5 million dog bites occur every single year. Those bites, however, come in a wide variety of severities, with only about one in five – 885,000 of them – requiring medical attention. Fatalities from dog bites are rare, but do occur occasionally.
Dogs bite people in Colorado and elsewhere for many reasons. Some of the most common include:
It is important to note, though, that regardless of why the dog barked, you are not at fault unless you in some way provoked the dog. Provocation is pretty much any act that causes an immediate and radical change in the dog’s behavior. It can include but is not limited to:
If you provoked the dog, then the other party may be able to blame you for the attack. As such, it is important to note what is not necessarily considered provocation in the event the defendant tries to claim it:
Provocation may be determined by the overall circumstances, and so again, that is why contacting a dog bite attorney in Colorado may be critical because the outcome of the case can turn on how the facts and circumstances are argued.
When a dog bites or attacks a person, the injury could be serious. There are a few things you will want to do to protect yourself.
The most important thing if attacked or bitten by a dog is your personal safety. Take all precautions to get help as soon as possible.
The breed may matter in terms of the severity of the dog bite. The most damaging dog bites by breed are unknown, according to a study published in the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, because the breed of the dog causing the injury was unknown. The breeds that follow the “unknown” category for most damaging bites include:
Other dog breeds with the capability to cause severe injuries which were less likely to bite as compared to the above-listed breeds are Great Danes and Akitas. Bite severity was assessed according to wound size, tissue tearing, bone fractures, and other injuries severe enough to require facial trauma or reconstructive surgery.
The injuries that victims can suffer in a dog attack can be severe and life-changing. Some of the most severe include:
These are just the physical symptoms that a dog bite victim has to live with. Victims frequently experience emotional distress and mental anguish from the attack as well. In some severe cases, it can even amount to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Children are the most likely to be hurt in a dog attack, especially young children under the age of 4. These children do not understand how dangerous a dog can be. Many of them think that all dogs are friendly and may approach a strange dog to pet it without their parents or the dog’s owner noticing until it is too late.
Unfortunately, these are the very victims that are most likely to suffer the worst consequences of a serious dog bite. Not only is the mental anguish of a dog attack likely to haunt them more intensely than it would an adult, but the physical injuries that a child suffers are more likely to have serious long-term repercussions on their growth and development.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury from another person’s dog, the owner may be held accountable for the injury and, thus, liable for compensation. At Nares Law Group, our dog bite injury attorney in Colorado wants to make sure members of our community who have been injured or who have had, in rare circumstances, a loved one die from a dog attack are fully compensated. Contact our office at 720-637-7786 to schedule a Free Consultation and get a better understanding of your specific dog bite injury case.
We understand how overwhelming it can feel to face mounting bills and care for an injured loved one. Let us help lighten your burden and provide the support you need during this challenging time.
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