California Dog Bite Injury Lawyers

For several decades, the skilled animal attack lawyers at Masry & Vititoe has represented those who have been seriously injured. Through experience and education, our firm is able to expertly evaluate medical injuries and pursue personal injury claims on behalf of the injured plaintiff. Masry & Vititoe provides sophisticated legal services for almost any type of injury, including dog bites and animal attacks.

Thousands of innocent people every year are bitten, seriously injured and even killed due to dog bite injuries and or animal attacks. Many dog breeds are capable of causing serious injury and death. Approximately twenty people die each year as a result of dog attacks in the United States, the majority (60%) of the victims are children. Each year there are more than 850,000 dog bites requiring medical attention and over four million dog bites ranging from minor nips to serious dog maulings, resulting in bodily injury and even death.

A dog owner is required to control/restrain his or her animal in order to ensure public safety. The dog owner may be held responsible if you are on public property or if you are legally on private property. Dog owners may be held accountable for injuries sustained by their animals if the animal was not properly secured on their premises, on a leash, or the owner knew that the animal was prone to violence.

An animal's owner is liable for any damage that their animal causes if the animal trespasses on another property. Owners must ensure that their animals are restrained from roaming off their premises. Animals must also be leashed when in public. Even if the animal is on the owner's property, the owner may be responsible for any injury caused if the owner knew that the animal had a propensity for violent behavior or had attacked in the past.

Masry & Vititoe believes that in order to represent our clients in the best possible manner, our firm must have an understanding of the human anatomy and how it responds to an injury. Therefore, through experience and education, our firm is able to expertly evaluate medical injuries and pursue personal injury claims on behalf of the injured plaintiff.

While proving a physical, emotional, or cognitive injury can be difficult, our experienced and knowledgeable attorneys and staff are able to undertake difficult cases and prevail, convincing skeptics of the merits of a claim via credible, trustworthy evidence and objective test findings. Our firm is committed to protecting our client's rights and has repeatedly demonstrated our ability to succeed in the most challenging and complex medical injury cases.

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