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Dog bite compensation claim

Dog may be disastrous for physical reason and for mental trauma and the effect of mental trauma retains for quite along time sometimes it may retain for the rest of life. There is a chance to be affected by rabbis disease, which is not only fatal but also very much infectious in nature. As this type of accident has a deep social, mental and economic impact on the life of the victim, it has a strong ground to file a compensation claim from the concerned authority/authorities. Below the situations are describes under which the victim of the accident can file a lawsuit:

When a dog bites a person in some other’s place (it may be a pet dog)
At the workplace
In a public place
In a park or in an entertainment zone.

In someone’s place, the dog bites and the dog as a pet belongs to the owner of the premises he is liable to pay the compensation to the attacked and affected person.
At the work place if the dog is kept by the owner, it is the duty of the pet owner to maintain the behavior of the pet. If the biting dog is not the pet of the owner, it is the duty of the premises owner to keep the place safe for the workers.
In a public place, if a stray dog bites a person the attacked person can file a claim against the authority for the compensation due to his mental and social trauma.

In most of the cases, lawyer fights the case in no win no fee basis and the victim can get 100% claim compensation. The compensation includes the medical expense, hospitalization (if required), pocket expenditure and other backup for the period of his ailment.
If the biting dog has the certificate for vaccination, the patient can claim for compensation for his social and mental trauma.