I have handled a variety of child injury cases in my 20 years as a Dallas-Fort Worth personal injury and wrongful death lawyer: car wreck injuries, daycare accidents, school bus crashes... Some of the worst cases I've seen are those where a child has been bitten, mauled or otherwise attacked by a dog.
It should come as no surprise to learn that children typically suffer worse injuries than adults in most accident cases, and this is particularly true in dog attack cases. According to the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), children are more than three times as likely to be attacked by a dog than an adult, and that facial injuries are experienced in 77 percent of such child injury cases. There are on average 4.7 million dog bite victims reported annually through the USA, which means children account for well over 3.5 million of these victims.
We all know that medical treatment is getting increasingly expensive, so it's important to make a claim against the negligent dog owner. Even if they are a close relative, friend or neighbor, you can still make a claim against their home insurance policy without hurting them personally.
Since the majority of children attacked by dogs are bitten on the face, neck and head, the child will often be left with significant facial disfigurement that will never completely heal. Add to that the mental and emotional distress the child has experienced, particularly if the attacking dog was the family pet, and the poor victim will be left with some deep-seated psychological scarring too.
If your son or daughter has been injured in a vicious dog attack, you owe it to them to consult with a board certified personal injury attorney as soon as possible to learn about your legal rights and responsibilities so you can help your kid recover as quickly and as fully as possible. For a no fee, no obligation consultation, please call me toll free at 800-354-MARK (6275) or call locally at 817-294-1900.
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