Practice Areas

Dog Bites

Massachusetts Dog Bite Injury Lawyer

John S. Moffa, with offices located in Hyannis, Falmouth and New Bedford, handles personal injury cases involving dog bites in Barnstable county. We also represent individuals in the cities of Hyannis, Falmouth, Cape Cod, and New Bedford.

Thousands of innocent people every year are bitten, seriously injured and even killed due to dog bite injuries or animal attacks.  Each year there are more than 850,000 dog bites requiring medical attention and over four million dog bites ranging from minor injuries to serious dog maulings, resulting in bodily injury and even death.

Dog Attacks

Dog bite statistics show that once a dog has bitten, the dog is more likely to bite again. Statistics also show that the dog bites that people usually sustain occur in their own neighborhoods. While dog bite fatalities are rare, statistically 15 to 20 people are killed in vicious fatal dog attacks every year.

Emotional and Psychological Trauma

Most dog bites are to the face, causing infection, trauma and scarring. Wounds can be classified as cuts, lacerations, abrasions, crushing wounds or punctures. These wounds can often result in fractured bones and/or disfiguring scars. Frequently surgical repair is needed, and eyesight or hearing is sometimes damaged permanently. Often there is also emotional and psychological trauma associated with dog bites and attacks to both the victim and the person witnessing such an attack.

If you were injured or a family member was injured or killed by any animal, you can sue the person who has, or should have had, control over the animal. The personal injury attorneys at the law firm of John S. Moffa can help. A dog owner is required to control and restrain his or her animal in order to ensure public safety. The dog owner may be held responsible if you are on public property or if you are legally on private property. Dog owners may be held accountable for injuries sustained by their animals if the animal was not properly secured on their premises, on a leash, or the owner knew that the animal was prone to violence.

Dog Bite Treatment

Costs of treatment for the dog bites are often very high. Dog bite treatment can include emergency room visits, hospitalization, psychological treatment and often plastic surgery. You will be entitled to damages for such medical expenses, in addition to reimbursement for lost wages, pain and suffering, and sometimes punitive damages. If you have a personal injury claim involving a dog bite, the Law Offices of John S. Moffa can help you in getting the compensation you deserve.