Montgomery Dog Bite Lawyer

Dog owners in Alabama have responsibilities to their pets and to the public. If their failure to fulfill these responsibilities led to your dog attack injury, a personal injury lawyer from our firm can fight for the compensation you and your family deserve. At the Law Office of Dwayne L. Brown, we believe in empowering clients with the knowledge to make good decisions. Call our office to find out how our Montgomery dog bite lawyer can protect your rights against negligent parties and their insurance companies.

Financial Compensation and Your Dog Bite Case

When one person’s negligence ends up hurting someone else, the injured party should not bear the financial burden of their losses alone—and, under Alabama law, they do not have to do so. You deserve help determining your dog bite claim’s worth and to cover all the following damages, and our dedicated and compassionate dog bite attorney in Montgomery can provide that assistance.

Being attacked by a dog can result in very painful injuries, as you well know. The person responsible for your suffering should have to pay you for:

• Physical symptoms of the injury, including pain and loss of use
• Emotional trauma associated with the violent nature of the attack
• Lost quality of life if you have had to make major alterations to your lifestyle
• Scar tissue from either the bite itself or from any required surgical interventions

Treating any injury can be expensive. Your financial woes may be made worse by the fact that you cannot work until your injury has healed enough. To help you meet your monetary obligations, we can fight for compensation for:

• Wages, benefits, and promotions that you would have earned had you not been attacked
• The full cost of all treatments (including medication, surgery, and physical therapy) that your doctor says are necessary
• Travel expenses related to your medical treatment
• The cost of hiring other people to help you live your daily life (e.g., to clean the house or walk the dog) until you have recovered

Future Losses Caused by the Dog Bite

At the time you begin a lawsuit, you might not have completely healed from your injuries. How can you recover fair compensation if you do not know the full extent of your losses yet? Let our dog bite attorney do the work of estimating how much money you would have earned throughout your professional life if you had not been bitten, and speaking with your doctor to find out what treatments you might need in the future and how much those treatments will cost. Determining your medical prognosis and figuring out what the long-term physical and mental effects of your injuries might be are important to pursuing the full scope of your losses in an injury claim.

Our case results, while no guarantee of future success, do prove that the Law Office of Dwayne L. Brown is committed to seeking the right amount of compensation for each and every client. Call us today so our Montgomery dog bite lawyer can get to work on figuring out what your case is worth.

What Else Should You Know About Dog Bite Cases?

Your case will be affected by various applicable state bite laws. We can identify and explain such laws to you in as much detail as you like. The process for investigating, identifying, and controlling a vicious dog can be found in AL Code § 3-6-1. What do the provisions in this law mean for bite victims? Among other things, you have the right to file a complaint following the bite incident. If your (or anyone else’s) case is found to have merit, the dog’s owner has to take certain measures to protect the public from their dog. These measures include microchipping the animal and proving that they can pay damages if the dog bites anyone else in the future. If the owner fails to abide by these laws and if you were attacked as a result, the owner is liable for your injuries and must pay compensation.

Alabama’s Statute of Limitations

Under AL Code § 6-2-38, you have two years to file a personal injury case. If you do so, the law will recognize your claim and allow you to move forward. If not, your case will more than likely be rejected, and you will not be able to collect any compensation.

We understand how badly your family needs this money, and we do not want you to risk losing it for any reason. The sooner you talk to us about your potential claim, the more our bite injury lawyer in Montgomery may be able to do about your case.

Premises Liability and Dog Bite Cases

Dog bite cases may fall under the state’s premises liability laws. “Premises liability” simply means that the owner of any given property is responsible for making sure that visitors can navigate that property safely. Your case might fall under the heading of premises liability if:

• The attack happened while you were on another person’s property (e.g., visiting a neighbor’s house).
• The attack happened primarily or partly because the owner did not adapt the property for your safety (e.g., they did not post “beware of dog” signs or construct a sturdy enough fence to contain the dog).
• The dog’s owner and the property owner are different people: for example, if the dog owner rents their house and trusted the property owner to make certain repairs that were never completed, then the liable party in your case might be the property owner in addition to or instead of the dog owner.

As always, our dog bite lawyer at the Law Office of Dwayne L. Brown in Montgomery is here to help you decide if you have a premises liability claim and how you can get fair compensation for medical bills, lost income, and your pain and suffering.

Start Pursuing Dog Bite Compensation in Montgomery With Our Help Today

The Law Office of Dwayne L. Brown provides personalized attention to every personal injury case we accept. You will not have to handle any aspect of your case alone, ever. To get a free case review right now, call our number or reach out through our online contact form. Our Montgomery dog bite lawyer wants to see justice done for you and your family.