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Dog Bite Attorneys Omaha NE

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Dog Bite Attorneys Omaha NE

Nearly five million people across the US experience unexpected dog bites annually, whether they are bitten by their own dog or someone else’s. Because of this, it’s common practice for homeowner’s insurance to cover the medical expenses attributed to dog bites, but according to statistics, insurance only pays about 2% of dog bite victims who seek medical help.

If you’ve been bitten by a dog

Depending on the circumstances surrounding the bite, you may have options for pursuing a case against the owners of the dog who bit you. If the dog’s owners are renters, they won’t have homeowner’s insurance, and therefore you won’t easily receive compensation for your injuries and medical bills.

In this case, if you want to recover damages and pay for your medical bills, you’ll need to hire an attorney to handle the case for you.

If you’ve been sued for a dog bite contact a lawyer

Even if you think you can handle it on your own, you may want to contact a professional, experienced attorney to help you sort out your options. Most homeowners are insured with policies that cover dog bites, but if you aren’t insured, the court will determine how you must proceed.

A lawyer can look at the details and give you sound advice as to what you need to do to avoid a huge lawsuit and settle as soon as possible to avoid further damage.

The person bitten by your dog may take you to small claims court, and you’ll need to appear and defend yourself to the best of your ability. It is best, however, to consult with an attorney even for small claims court, because their expertise and experience can make or break your case.

There is the potential that you might be sued in higher courts, and in that case you’ll need to retain a licensed attorney to represent you.

The reason you need an attorney to represent you in the higher courts is because the process can be confusing and tedious, and a lawyer will know the complicated processes and rules that you are unaware of.

If you can’t afford to have an attorney represent you, it is possible to hire one just to consult with. This would be better than not retaining any counsel. The benefit to hiring an attorney to represent you is that they will know how to get the other party to settle out of court, which costs everyone less time and money.

What to do if you’ve received a letter from a lawyer

If you receive a letter from a lawyer representing a dog bite victim, the best thing to do is to respond right away. However, the only information you should respond with is your insurance information. Do not give any information regarding your dog or the alleged incident.

It’s best to contact an attorney for counsel prior to responding to such a letter to discuss the details of your case and let them guide you toward your next best step.

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Helped me to choose which course would be best!

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A subdivision is city, county, villages, schools, certain administrative agencies. All those are treated under the act differently. Now, if you do sustain an injury or an accident with one of those individuals that I’ve named, then you have one year from the date of your injury to file a written notice, written claim to that subdivision. If you don’t, then your claim is forever barred. Read More

That depends on you, specifically in regards to the length of time it takes for your injuries to improve, how long it takes to get to a point where we can reasonably determine what your future looks like, what additional medical care you require, the cost of such medical care and what permanent restrictions or impairments you have. Read More

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The reason that they send these lowball offers is because you haven’t had a chance yet to properly evaluate your claim. You might still be treating, you might need future medical. There’s also the possibility that you’ve been permanently damaged and you need a doctor to assess that. Read More

Maximum medical improvement or MMI is the point in your injury where you’re about as good as you’re going to get which means you’re not likely to get much better and you’re not likely to get much worse.

It doesn’t mean that you’re all the way better and so for that reason, maximum medical improvement is the point at which your permanent disability benefits are determined. Read More

In order to answer that question, we have to know the specific facts of your case. A lot of factors go into the value of a workers’ compensation case.

First of all, money benefits that are paid to you are based on your wages before the accident. That amount is used then to determine both your temporary disability benefits and your permanent disability benefits. Read More

Yes, it can. In order to modify a child custody order, you have to show what’s called a material change in circumstances.

Now, simply stated what that means is something has to happen. An unanticipated change that if the judge or the parties knew about it when they made the original order, they would have decided differently. Read More

Well, it depends on two things.

First of all, who are you suing and second of all, what are you suing them for? If it’s just general negligence and you’re suing a private person or corporation, it’s four years from the date of accrual of the claim or the date of the accident. Read More

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