No Case Is Too Small, Your Injury is Real

Let us worry about the severity of your injuries. Your injury is real, and your recovery is important. Do worry about thinking your case is too small. Every case matters, and we fight hard to make your you obtain full and fair compensation for you injury. Give us a call, we are glad to discuss your options and explain your rights.

You Can Hold the Dog Owner Responsible for Your Injury:

A dog bite can leave you severely disfigured and emotionally traumatized, so it’s your right to demand compensation for your injury. Worse yet, some dog owners train their dogs to be aggressive for defense purposes or because they are bad owners. These types of owners create the risk of injury and should be on the hook for it. But even a responsible dog owner can’t always predict their dog’s behavior, which is why it is important that they keep a watchful eye on their pet, so it doesn’t bite anyone.

We Handle the Claim with the Insurance Company, Not the Dog Owner

You don’t have to deal with the dog owner directly. Many folks worry about creating a problem with neighbors. However, these matters are almost always handled through the insurance company and do not involve the dog owner.

An Experienced Dog Bite Lawyer Gives you Leverage

Speaking with an experienced dog bite lawyer will help determine if there is insurance coverage in your specific situation. When filing a claim or lawsuit it’s all about demonstrating to the insurance company their ultimate financial exposure if they are not reasonable. Without an experienced dog bite attorney on your side, the insurance adjuster knows you don’t have the leverage or experience with to create real risk to them with your claim. When you bring Phillips Personal Injury to fight on your behalf, we bring the leverage and experience to demonstrate you are serious about your claim when we deal with the insurance company and their lawyers. We take care of everything, so you can focus on healing and getting better to where you were before this all happened.

To Cover Your Medical Treatment

If you have been injured in a dog bite attack, it’s likely that you face painful injuries that may require surgery, ongoing medical treatment and other forms of therapy to help fully recover. Even if you have health insurance, you could still be facing financial loss strictly from the medical bills that will have to be paid from your own pocket or insurance deductible and the situation is worse if you have no health insurance. You should not have to pay those costs for obvious reasons. We can help maximize your recovery so you obtain full and fair compensation.

To Obtain Full and Fair Compensation, Get an Attorney to Be Taken Seriously

If you’ve been injured in a dog bite attack, it is important to know that insurance adjusters will contact the injured party as soon as possible after the attack. They will present themselves as a friend of the injured person. However, their ultimate goal is to settle the case for the least amount possible, before the injured party learns of their rights by speaking to an attorney. Their practice is to always tape record these phone calls and to ask questions that might seem innocuous, but are usually one-sided to the benefit of the insurance company. Unfortunately, for some insurance companies their approach is "Delay, Deny and Defend" legitimate claims to maximize their profits. Hence, it is almost always a good idea to speak with an attorney before agreeing to be interviewed or providing any medical and private information.

Therefore, its’ usually a good idea to obtain the help of a California dog bite lawyer because, even if you don’t ultimately have to file a lawsuit, you could ultimately recover a much higher amount than if you attempted to handle the situation alone. Below are just a few reasons why this could be the case:

The insurance company will know you’re serious if you hire an attorney.
The insurance company will likely avoid low-balling your attorney with settlement offers.
The other side will understand that you won’t hesitate to file a lawsuit if necessary.
The other side does not want to incur the costs of defending the lawsuit in most cases.
You will have access to medical experts to fully evaluate all of your injuries and treatments.
Those medical experts will be able to testify to your situation with a high level of expertise.

Basically, the dog owner and the insurance company will understand that they need to avoid playing games and doing what they can to get you to take less than you deserve in terms of your financial recovery if you work with a California dog bite attorney.

Your Dog Bite Lawyer Knows How to Pursue Your Claim:

Sometimes a dog bite victim will attempt to pursue a claim on their own in order to avoid paying any fees to an injury attorney. However, there is a process that attorneys use to get the maximum benefit for the victim in the shortest time period. Attempting to pursue a claim on your own not only delays your compensation, it can significantly damage your case. And if you have to file a lawsuit, you will need an attorney to guide you through the litigation process, which has little room for error.

To Recover ALL Potential Types of Damages

If you have been injured in a California dog bite attack, there are quite a few different forms of loss you have both already encountered and those that you will either continue to encounter or face in the future. There are several different types of damages you may be able to recover following a dog bite attack, and while those directly tied to losses are detailed above, there are others. Below are just a few examples of less “tangible” forms of damages to which you could be entitled:

Pain and suffering
Loss of enjoyment of life
Disfigurement
Physical impairment
Inconvenience
Grief
Anxiety
Humiliation
Emotional distress

Every situation is different, and you need to make sure that a California dog bite attorney evaluates your dog bite attack so that you can obtain an idea of damages and get help with a dog bite claim or lawsuit.

Your Dog Bite Attorney Has Your Back:

Regardless of your medical bills and lost wages, a dog attack can be very traumatizing and cause PTSD and anxiety. Your attorney will not only ensure you are compensated for your medical bills and lost wages, but he will take the time to make sure that you are also compensated for the pain and suffering from the attack. Your attorney will listen to your story and how this tragic event has affected you and your loved ones. They will be able to convey this to the adjusters or a jury in a compelling way, so that you are not slighted as a victim. Moreover, your attorney will make sure that the dog owner is held liable and that they do a better job of controlling their dog in the future.

To Protect Others

There is a reason that, when a dog hurts someone, it can be classified either as dangerous or vicious under California law. That reason is that society needs a way to put the dog owner responsible for those injuries on notice that (a) he or she needs to take significant steps to properly handle that dog and (b) the public needs to know about the risks associated with this dog. If you’ve been injured in a dog bite attack, get help with a dog bite claim or lawsuit that could lead to that dog being classified by your local animal control authority. This could prevent that dog from hurting someone else in the future.

You Don’t Pay Until We Win the Claim:

Many people think that hiring a dog bite attorney will be very expensive. However, this is not the case. The dog bite claims handled by Phillips Personal Injury are on a contingency fee basis, which means that you don’t pay the attorney any costs upfront. The attorney only gets paid when he obtains a settlement for the dog bite victim. So as a victim, you don’t have to pay any upfront costs, and the attorney gets paid from the settlement that he gets for you.

How California Dog Bite Lawyers Can Help

Injuries suffered in a dog bite attack can change a person’s life forever, whether the survivor of an attack is an adult or a child, and whether the injuries suffered in an attack are outwardly visible or internal and emotional. Anyone facing this situation needs to enforce his or her legal rights. If this includes you or someone you love, we invite you to contact Phillips Personal Injury as soon as possible to schedule a free initial consultation.