Michael P. Ehline Dog Bites Law Blog on Lawyers.com

Dog bite attacks can happen in an instant, even when the dog has no prior history of aggression and the breed of the canine is not a factor. Children are often the victims of dog bites and when a dog bite attack does occur it is important to know what to do.

The First Step After A Dog Bite

¿    After a dog bite it is important to go to the emergency room immediately, it is important to protect your health even if the canine has had its rabies shot or even if there are no broken bones, severe gashes or other injuries. If the skin is broken to be safe it is important to go to the ER. There are some people that do not want to use an ambulance service or even go to the emergency room due to the costs, especially if they do not have insurance, or worry the costs might not be covered. It is important to go to the hospital to protect your health.
 
Getting Medical Treatment Without Insurance

¿    There can be difficulties obtaining the proper medical care without insurance and trying to settle a dog bite claim on your own. The treatment for dog bites beside the emergency room treatment can include an orthopedic doctor, physical therapy and plastic surgery. This needed medical care can present a problem when handling your own claim there will not be any settlement amount until the entire claim is settled. Medical treatment cannot wait for an extended amount of time and if medical service is rendered then there are medical bills.

Not getting needed medical care also means there are not bills that prove the cost of the medical care that was required after the dog bite attack. This can mean receiving a small settlement and insurance companies try not to payout settlements, even when there is evidence of a doctor’s report for the needed medical care. Which means it is difficult if not impossible to win future medical costs without a dog bite attorney.

Using an attorney it can be possible to get the medical treatment needed with a lien that will be satisfied when there is a settlement. This is an agreement however, and it must be satisfied even if there is no settlement, which can occur if the jury’s verdict is in favor of the pet owner. It can also be when there was not valid insurance coverage.

¿    Dog bites can happen while visiting a family member or friend that owns a canine and it is possible to recover costs from the person’s homeowners insurance or home owner’s association. Depending on the home owner association’s policy and the relationship between the dog bite victim and pet owner can change. They might avoid supplying insurance information out of the fear their insurance policy premiums might go up. The dog bite attack attorney can in most cases calm the situation down and can even find the needed information with some research.

Without having a legal background it is difficult to foresee the complications that can be involved in a case of this type and the issues that can arise. This is one of the reasons that hiring an experienced attorney can be an advantage.

If you were injured in a Los Angeles dog bite, contact:

Ehline Law | Dog bite lawyer Los Angeles
633 West Fifth Street, 28th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213-596-9642
http://www.ehlinelaw.com/