Santa Clarita Dog Bite Lawyer

Children are often the most frequent victims of Santa Clarita dog bites, which can cause severe injuries and in some cases lead to fatalities. Dog owners are responsible to keep their pets under control and need to be held accountable for that.

In California, dog owners are liable for any damages caused by dog bites, even if the owner was not negligent or the dog had never bitten anyone before. The law also protects victims who were bitten on public or private property.

However, proving a Santa Clarita dog bite case can be complex. It can be difficult to track down someone who will admit to owning the dog that caused the accident. In other circumstances, it can be challenging to determine a source of insurance to compensate you for your dog bite injury.  Santa Clarita lawyer Robert Mansour can handle your personal injury case.

Dog Bites are a major public health problem not only for the associated risk of acquiring secondary infections and occasional death due to trauma (which occurs often in children) but also for the possibility of contracting rabies which, if left untreated, is almost invariably fatal.  A dog owner has an obligation to restrain his or her animal for public safety. As long as you are on private or public property legally, the dog owner may be held responsible.

If you own a dog in California, and that dog bites someone, you are liable or legally responsible for the dog bite, if the person bitten was legally on the premises where the dog bite or dog attack occurred. Under California dog bite law, a dog that bites is the absolute responsibility of its owner. This concept is called strict liability under dog bite law in California.  Animal attacks and animal bites are the strict liability of the animals' owner. In California, if you own a dog, you pay for the dog bite injuries and all subsequent damages related to the dog bites or dog attack.

When you have a dog bite case and you file a dog bite lawsuit, your Santa Clarita dog bite lawyer need only prove: that the victim plaintiff was lawfully on the premises of where the dog attack occurred and that the dog bites caused injury to the plaintiff. The defendant of the dog bite law suit who owned the dog is then strictly liable for all injuries and damages suffered by the plaintiff victim.

If the owner of the dog owns a home, in most cases, liability for dog bites and dog attacks are covered by a homeowners insurance policy.

Victims of dog bite injuries to the face, especially children, should be examined for nerve damage and facial fractures. While the incidence of facial fractures from dog bite injuries is statistically low, physicians should not exclude the possibility of fractures resulting from dog attacks.  Not only can dog bite injuries lead to painful lacerations and puncture wounds, nerve damage, fractures, serious infections, disability, and deformity, but death can occur as well.

Moreover, dog bite injuries often extend beyond the physical injury and damage and can result in emotional and psychological trauma associated with dog bites and vicious dog attacks. Also, parents who watch their child become a victim of a dog attack may also have suffered an emotional trauma.

Robert Mansour is a Santa Clarita lawyer who can help you get compensated for your car accident or other injury case.  He serves the entire Santa Clarita Valley including Valencia, Canyon Country, Saugus, Newhall, Canyon Country, Castaic, Stevenson Ranch, and surrounding communities.