While dogs are usually considered valued members of the family, they are still animals, and natural predators, which must be controlled or contained by their owners, to protect those around them. Dogs can inflict substantial physical injury, up to and including killing a person attacked.

Many dog attacks are minor, requiring only a bandage or maybe some stitches, others can be far more severe. If you have been attacked by a dog, you may experience broken bones, disfiguring scars, and/or emotional suffering and scars, which can substantially impair one’s quality of life. Even the most docile of dogs can unexpectedly attack, while other dogs, especially some breeds, have a history of attacks or aggressive behavior.

Children are often the most susceptible to dog attacks for several reasons. Children are small which may lead to more severe injuries, and they are also curious by nature. Children may play in a manner a dog perceives as challenging, may unintentionally provoke a dog, or may not be as attuned as an adult at recognizing the signs of a pending attack (barking, growling, hair standing on end, baring teeth, etc.). At least half of all dog attacks involve children.

If you, your child, or a loved one has been attacked or bitten by a dog, contact a dog attack attorney as soon as possible to assert your rights and reclaim expenses associated with medical costs and pain and suffering from your injury.

The injury, pain and suffering, and emotional scarring from a dog attack may entitle you to compensation. A skilled animal attack lawyer can help you determine if you have a case and what you could expect to recover. Typically, this requires some evidence a dog had violent propensities.

As with many injuries, the time to assert your right, and claim compensation from an animal or dog attack starts when the attack occurs, as does developing and uncovering facts leading to liability. Injuries as a result of dog bites may lead to medical bills, lost wages for time off work, and even diminished earning capacity if the injury is severe enough. An Indianapolis lawyer for dog bites can help you recover compensation.

Indiana lawyers for dog bites can help assess your case based on Indiana law, investigate and interview witnesses to the attack, consult with medical experts, investigate the owner and dog that attacked you to see if there is a history of prior attacks, and handle insurance company negotiations to help you recover your loses as a result of the injury. Ciyou & Dixon, P.C. attorneys handle these cases across the State.