According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are roughly 4.5 million dog bite incidents each year in the United States. Of these, 900,000 become infected. As of 2017, the population in the US is approximately 325.8 million people, which...
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Dog Bites
Dog Bites and Claims – An Overview
Each year, several hundred Americans are bitten by animals – mostly by dogs. In many of these cases, the person bitten by the dog may have a legal right to recover damages from the responsible party. According to a report issued by the CDC, close to 4.5 million dog...
Dog Bites and Personal Injury Lawsuits
According to statistics, about 1,000 people in the United States require emergency medical treatment each day for serious dog bite injuries. About 9,500 people are hospitalized each year as a result of injuries sustained from dog bites. In 2016, 31 fatalities related...
Preventing Dog Bites in New York: Tips for Children
According to the American Pet Products Association, there are currently 83.3 million dogs all over the United States which are kept by 56.7 million households. The most recent survey of dog bites in the US that was conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease...
Dog Bite Incidents and Laws in New York
According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention, over 4.7 million incidents involving dog bites occur each year in the United States. Of these many million people, about 800,000 of them will seek medical attention – 50% fall under the bracket of children – while...
FAQs about Dog Bite Injuries
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 4.7 million dog bite incidents each year in the United States. Of these, 800,000 people will seek medical attention for their injuries – 50% are children – and 386,000 people will...
How to Calculate a Settlement for Pain and Suffering
A majority of civil litigation is made up of personal injury lawsuits. Some common causes include traffic accidents, medical malpractice, slip and fall, defective products, construction accidents and dog bites. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Proving Fault in States without Dog Bite Laws
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 4.7 million dog bite incidents every year in the United States. Of these, 800,000 people will seek medical attention and 50% of these dog bite victims are children. Out of the 800,000,...
Must Know Tips to Prevent Dog Bites
According to the CDC, 5 million people in the United States are bitten by dogs every year, resulting in over 800,000 injuries that require immediate medical attention. In 2015, there were 34 dog bite-related fatalities in the country. Pit bull bites and injuries by...
Settling a Dog Bite Personal Injury Claim
In the US, 34 dog bite-related fatalities were reported in 2015. Although it is regulated in most Military Housing areas and in over 700 cities across the US, there still has been a number of deaths due to dog bites in the country. Violent dogs going after nonviolent...