New Hampshire Dog Bite Injury Attorney
Expert Legal Help for New Hampshire Animal Attack Victims
You need an attorney who is familiar with dog bites and what they can mean to someone who has been injured. When a negligent pet owner creates conditions allowing dog bites, people can be injured in many ways. They can have disfiguring scars. They can get infections. They can need potential diagnostic treatment for rabies if an owner hasn’t properly inoculated their pet. All of this can create significant medical complications. The failure of a pet owner to make sure that its animal has received all of its vaccines can be the cause of excess medical treatment, time, expense, fear, and anger on the part of the injured person.
Immediate Steps to Take After a Dog Bite in New Hampshire
- Seek medical attention
- Call 911 and report the attack to local animal control
- Identify any witneses
- Document the wound
- Speak to a personal injury attorney
Comprehensive Support for Dog Bite Injury Recovery in NH
If you are in a situation where a dog has bitten you, an attorney from Wyskiel, Boc, Tillinghast & Bolduc, P.A. can offer the solutions and understanding you need to deal with this horrifying circumstance. Imagine that a pet owner has failed to have its dog properly immunized, and you then are bitten by such a dog. If the person has not treated its dog properly, this may mean that you have to go through a course of medical treatments which should have been unnecessary. Pet owners have a responsibility to make sure their animals are under control at all times. Some people become indignant when their dog bites someone.
The law in most communities is clear that people must do their job in maintaining their pets. If a citizen has a dog that has a propensity to bite people, they have to do a very good job of making sure that that dog is not a danger to anyone.
Oftentimes, children receive dog bites because they are trusting and try to play or pet an animal when that animal is not properly trained or fully under control. As you can imagine, dog bite cases like these are perhaps the most horrifying. You need an attorney who handles dog bites to help you or your family recover from these kinds of terrible incidents.
Establishing Liability in Dog Bite Incidents in NH
Dog bites often cause scarring. Scarring and wound care can present considerable problems to people. For example, dog bites that cause considerable scarring can have enhanced value in litigation because it damages a person to the extent that they feel that the way they look will never be the same. In addition, proper medical attention is necessary to make sure wounds and scars are properly maintained and handled.
This can create substantial medical bills, and it can cause long-term pain and suffering for individuals who must seek medical treatment for these kinds of injuries. Wound care can also be a problem, because infected wounds or deep wounds from punctures can be difficult to treat and may result in long-term infections that cause other physical complications.
Injuries sustained from dog attacks can be complex, costly, and very frightening. You need lawyers who will pursue maximum awards against individuals who have not maintained their pet in a manner that is safe and have been negligent, and thereby caused injuries to their fellow citizens.
Schedule your free consultation today or call (603) 742-5222 for immediate assistance.