Practice Areas
- Minnesota Dog Bite Attorney
- Minnesota Dog Bite Prevention
- Minnesota Dog Bite Law: Punitive Damages
- Minneapolis Dog Bite Law
- St. Paul MN Dog Bite Law
- PetSmart Dog Bite Lawsuit
- Mail Carrier Bit by a Dog
- Hospital Bills and Victim Compensation
- Rottweiler Dog Attack Wrongful Death Attorney
- Doberman Pinscher Dog Bite Attack
- Pit Bull Dog Bite and Attack
- Premises Liability
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- Child Safety Lawyers
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Mail Carrier Bit by a Dog
Our attorneys have won lawsuits for
mail carriers bit by a dog in Minnesota.
Our attorneys hold dog owners repsonsible for attacks on mail carriers. In some cases, the dog bite victim can seek punitive damages (money the owner must pay as a punishment for particularly bad behavior).
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Mail Carrier "Bit by Dog" Compensation
Compensation in a dog attack / dog bite lawsuit could include amounts for any of the following:
- Medical expenses, including hospital bills
- Lost wages— income lost from being unable to work because you were bitten by a dog
- Pain and suffering, this includes physical pain, emotional distress, disfigurement, disability and loss of quality of life
- In some cases, punitive damages are sought to punish behavior as a deterrent to repeating that behavior
Every dog bite case involves some disfigurement, with many victims requiring plastic surgery.
Video: MN Attorney Discusses Dog Bite Lawsuit
In the video below, attorney Brendan Flaherty discusses dog bite and dog attack lawsuits.
Minneapolis: Mail Carrier Bit by Dog
Since 2006, the city of Minneapolis has changed its ordinance governing dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs three times in an attempt to set tougher standards and requirements for owners. One of the new ordinances requires a short leash and muzzle when a dog is outside.
In spite of the new ordinances, there have been many dog bites and dog attacks this summer. In four separate incidents in Minneapolis, mail carriers were attacked by dogs in a three-week period. Three of the attacks met the criteria to be classified as serious dog bites. A serious dog bite, as defined by the City of Minneapolis, is when there is a laceration of at least an inch or multiple skin punctures.
According to Minnesota State Statute 347.22, when a dog bites and/or attacks someone, the owner of the dog or keeper is generally liable for any resulting injuries.
Minnesota Statute 347.22: Damages, Owner Liability: If a dog, without provocation, attacks or injures any person who is acting peaceably in any place where the person may lawfully be, the owner of the dog is liable in damages to the person so attacked or injured to the full amount of the injury sustained. The term "owner" includes any person harboring or keeping a dog but the owner shall be primarily liable. The term "dog" includes both male and female of the canine species.
Landlords may be held liable for dog attacks, too. Minnesota law requires that landlords be notified if a tenant's dog is declared dangerous, because a rental owner who knows about an aggressive dog becomes legally liable for it, according to Minneapolis Animal Care and Control.
Free Consultation with Dog Bite Lawyer
For a free consultation with an attorney at Pritzker Olsen, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free) or (612)338-0202 or submit our case consultation form.
Lawyers at Pritzker Olsen, P.A. consistently gain some of the largest recoveries for personal injury cases, including "bit by a dog" claims. The firm is a Minnesota law firm with a national reputation. Our attorneys have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Lawyers USA and other publications. To contact the firm about a mail carrier bit by a dog - dog attack lawsuit, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's online consultation form.
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The Best Lawyers in America
Minnesota dog bite attorney Fred Pritzker has been notified that he will again be listed in The Best Lawyers in America for his work in personal injury and wrongful death litigation and settlement negotiations.
Top 40 Minnesota Personal Injury Lawyer
In recognition of his achievements, Fred Pritzker was selected as a "Top 40 Minnesota Super Lawyer." Law & Politics magazine performs the polling, research and selection of Super Lawyers “in a process designed to identify Minnesota lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.”
Minnesota Dog Bite Law: Punitive Damages
Our law firm has obtained punitive damages in a Minnesota dog bite case. Punitive damages are meant to punish behavior as a deterrent to future, similar behavior.
Pit Bull Bite and Pit Bull Attack
Pit bull bites and pit bull attacks can cause serious injury or death. There is usually a claim for disfigurement due to a face bite, arm bite, leg bite, etc. Pit bulls can also bite the head or neck and cause death. There have also been cases of amputation.
Rottweiler Attack and Killed by Rottweiler
Rottweilers are ranked second behind Pit Bulls for number of fatal human attacks. With a Rottweiler dog bite injury, there is almost always a claim for disfigurement because a dog bite makes jagged tears in the skin and very frequently there is loss of soft tissue. If the victim survives a bite to the face, neck, arms or legs, they are scarred physically and emotionally for life.
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