St. Paul Dog Bite Lawyer

Posted on Apr 28, 2011 in Dog Bite

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4.5 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year, and one in five dog bites results in injuries that require medical attention. Children are the most at risk age group.

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If you have children in your care, it is vital to teach them how to behave around dogs to help prevent dog bites. On the CDC website, the following basic safety tips are outlined:

• Do not approach an unfamiliar dog.
• Do not run from a dog or scream.
• Do not move when approached by an unfamiliar dog.
• If knocked over by a dog, roll into a ball (cover your head with your arms) and lie still.
• Do not play with a dog without adult supervision.
• Immediately report stray dogs or dogs displaying unusual behavior to an adult.
• Do not look a dog directly in the eyes.
• Do not disturb a dog that is sleeping, eating, or caring for puppies.
• Do not pet a dog without allowing it to see and sniff you first.
• If bitten, immediately report the bite to an adult.

St. Paul Dog Bite: Dog Declared Dangerous Dog

The dog that attacked an 8-year-old boy last week has been declared dangerous by the city of St. Paul. Under St. Paul code, a dog is determined to be a dangerous animal if:

• Without provocation, the dog caused significant bodily harm to any person on public or private property
• Without provocation, the dog engaged in any attack on a person which would indicate danger to personal safety
• The dog exhibited unusually aggressive behavior, such as attacking another animal and causing serious injury or death
• The dog has bitten one or more persons on two or more occasions
• The dog has been found to be potentially dangerous and the owner has knowledge of the animal aggressively biting, attacking or endangering humans or domestic animals
• The dog has fresh wounds, scarring or is seen in a fight, or shows any other indication that would reasonably constitute evidence that the animal has been or will be used to fight another animal.

*Dog shall mean any male or female of any breed of domesticated dog.

Pritzker Olsen lawyers have won compensation in Minnesota dog bite cases. For a free consultation with a St. Paul dog bite lawyer about a dog bite lawsuit, please call 612-338-0202 or submit the firm’s online consultation form. It is free and we are not paid unless you win.