Every legal situation is a little different from the last, so there are no universal truths to how to look at a potential lawsuit and situation. The same applies to dog bite injuries in Queens NY area. Owning a dog in New York City often requires a little bit of micro-managing and some unwelcomed crossovers with a dog being in the wrong area or a neighbor being in the wring place.
Dogs are sometimes fickle and unpredictable. A lot of how one takes further action after a dog bite will depend on the severity of the bite itself. This is not to say that a dog bite should not be taken seriously. But if the bite is mild, the court of law will likely dismiss it rather quickly. The severity of the bite is the crux of the legal situation, and anything else is padded around it.
To the Bone
Unfortunately, many dog bites will go right down to the bone. This will create a pulsating pain that could have lasting effects and could potentially require cosmetic surgery. Some bites seem mild but are anything but. For example, it could break the skin and cause swelling. Yet underneath the skin, there is tissue and muscle damage that has occurred.
It Could Happen Again
A dog that bites in an especially harmful way may often be euthanized. This is because the dog has shown a display of aggression that could be disastrous. Dogs may attack the legs in an adult. But the equal to a leg in an adult is the neck of a child- the latter being substantially more awful and distressing. The pursuit of a law case in this situation is not to euthanize a dog but to settle medical debts that have occurred due to the injury.
There are other considerations that make Dog Bite Injuries in Queens NY especially tricky and dynamic. Did the dog owner not have the dog on a leash? Did they drop the leash? Did they attempt to call the dog back? These are all situations that help build a case, and they will be incredibly significant in creating the overall truthful narrative of the incident.
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