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You have a right to move about the world safely. You shouldn’t have to worry about walking somewhere and suddenly getting attacked by a dog.

But in an instant, a poorly trained, poorly restrained, bad tempered dog can change your life.

Severe bites leave you needing expensive medical care, unable to work, and suffering physically—and emotionally—from the shock of such an attack.

You weren’t in a position to protect yourself physically.

But you can protect yourself legally.

Under Ohio law, dog owners can be held strictly liable for dog bites—meaning you can get compensation to help you move forward from this terrifying experience.

Millions of dog bites happen in the United States every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and about 20 percent of people bitten need medical attention.

The Ohio dog bite lawyers at Horenstein, Nicholson & Blumenthal will look out for you and your financial future after this trauma.

We want you to come away from working with us thinking “Helping me, that’s HNB.”

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    DO YOU HAVE A DOG BITE CASE? DOG BITE INJURY ATTORNEYS CAN HELP.

    Under Ohio law, a dog’s owner or the person keeping or otherwise responsible for the dog is liable for injuries caused by the dog—not just bites, but other injuries, such as those incurred after it knocked you down.

    You could have a dog bite case if the following are true:

    • The dog caused your injury.
    • You weren’t in the middle of committing a crime.
    • You weren’t trespassing.
    • You weren’t tormenting or abusing the dog in any way.   

    Strict liability for dog owners means even if they took measures to prevent aggression by their dog, they’re still legally responsible for a bite.

    If you were working as a door-to-door salesperson when you were bitten, even if you didn’t have a permit, the dog owner is legally responsible for the bite.

    To learn more about your options in your specific dog bite case, you can get an evaluation from the HNB dog bite injury attorneys for free.

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    A dog in position to bite a man’s arm. An attorney from Horenstein, Nicholson & Blumenthal can help you show that the dog owner was responsible for your dog bite injuries.

    An attorney from Horenstein, Nicholson & Blumenthal can help you show that the dog owner was responsible for your dog bite injuries.

    TYPES OF COMPENSATION: ANIMAL ATTACK LAWYERS EXPLAIN.

    In an Ohio dog bite case, you could receive compensation for any of these losses:

    • Past medical bills
    • Future medical bills
    • Permanent physical impairments
    • Disfigurement
    • Pain and suffering
    • Lost wages from missing work
    • Loss of future earning capacity because of impairments
    • Loss of companionship of a loved one who was injured by a dog
    • Property damage

    As with most personal injury or premises liability claims, you have two years from the date of the incident to file your claim.

    Our animal attack lawyers in Ohio want to see you get the best result possible so you receive just compensation for this painful incident. You will pay no attorney fee until we win compensation for you.

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    Do You Need a Personal Injury Lawyer? Dog Bite Cases Are Different.

    When people think about dog bites, they may think about personal injury lawyers and cases.

    Those lawyers help with situations such as car accidents and injuries from slipping and falling on someone else’s property.

    But there is an important difference from a dog bite case.

    Personal injury law hinges on the idea of negligence. Dog bite cases don’t.

    In personal injury, you must show that your injury occurred because another person (or company) failed to take reasonable care to prevent the hazard that hurt you.

    In a dog bite injury case in Ohio, you don’t have to prove negligence. Dog attack cases are driven by “strict liability” under Ohio law.

    That means the person responsible for the dog is strictly liable for injuries the dog caused you. And that’s it.

    If they try to argue that they responsibly got their dog trained, or did everything in their power to hold it back, that doesn’t work against your claim.

    If their dog hurt you, they are liable.

    The only exceptions are the ones listed above (you were abusing the dog, trespassing or committing a crime).

    HNB’s attorneys can help with personal injury cases, too.

    But our dog bite attorneys in Ohio know what to do—and how it is special under the law—when a dog hurts you.

    You don’t have to accept it as an unfortunate incident, bad luck or accident when someone’s dog attacked you.

    You can seek compensation to recover and move forward.

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    A man takes a photo of a check with his smartphone. Horenstein, Nicholson & Blumenthal fights for every type of compensation you deserve after a dog bite injury.

    Horenstein, Nicholson & Blumenthal fights for every type of compensation you deserve after a dog bite injury.