Big Babooba
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You were bitten by a dog. Its owner showed no concern for you. Chances are that this dog has bitten before and will bite again. Take him to court.
You were bitten by a dog. Its owner showed no concern for you. Chances are that this dog has bitten before and will bite again. Take him to court.
Still no response from the law firm this AM. I intend on it!
To be honest, I wouldn't do anything. Dogs are dogs. I got biten delivering for UPS... thru some alcohol on it from the first aid kit, bandage, and moved on. By end of day, my leg was pretty much black and blue all around the bitemarks, but oh well. Crap happens.
That owner responded just like yours. Oh he bit you ? (and nothing else, no sorry, or punishment for the dog).
Something we just need to be more alert of. And many times when I seen barking dogs in the yard, you bet, I would just DR the package, by throwing it over the fence, closest to the door I could throw it .
One good tip though, I always carried dog bisquits with me. Give them 1 or 2 and see how they react, and how they feed. Easy way to figure out if they are friendly enough to get inside.
Had many dogs on my route in time, that just wiggled their tails when they seen my truck arriving, knowing I got Goodies onboard for them.
A mutt rotweiler/something got me today. Was in ER for awhile and also drove 1 hour back to police station to report with ER visit papers.
Can I sue the dog owner? It is a dangerous dog to say the least. I basically stood there defenseless and it did some damage to my knee. THankfully avoided perm damage it seems, but I'm in a lot of pain.
Any suggestions? Someone mentioned a union appointed lawyer or something like that?
Get a lawyer, file a workmans comp. lawsuit against Big Brown. File a seperate lawsuit against the dog owners.If I were you I would be freaked out every time I saw a dog out on area. So much so that I would hide in the back of the pkg. car for quite a while. Maybe not be able to ever deliver pkgs.again cuz of my fear of dogs. What they gonna pay on that one???? Start cryin if they even show you a pic of a dog @ therapy. Don't be a wimp, go 4 it.
Get a lawyer, file a workmans comp. lawsuit against Big Brown. File a seperate lawsuit against the dog owners.If I were you I would be freaked out every time I saw a dog out on area. So much so that I would hide in the back of the pkg. car for quite a while. Maybe not be able to ever deliver pkgs.again cuz of my fear of dogs. What they gonna pay on that one???? Start cryin if they even show you a pic of a dog @ therapy. Don't be a wimp, go 4 it.
Local 25 law firm doesn't seem interested in the case. Am I not being irate enough in describing it? They're ho-hum. Perhaps they are trained to attack UPS and not the home owner?
I was attacked by a German shepard at a customers home. The dog didn't bite me but in an attempt to get away I tore my ACL and had to have reconstructive surgery. I contacted the home owners insurance company and they were happy to pay for the surgery, missed wages and a small amount for pain and suffering.
Sleeve, I think his point was you don't necessarily need a lawyer to pursue this. You probably won't get as much for pain and suffering if you don't but most of that would go to the lawyer anyway so...
Plus any court or office cost's that may occur.It's my understanding that the laywer typically takes around 1/3.
Plus any court or office cost's that may occur.
Are you sure you're not from France. (That's a WWII reference for those that didin't get it). This is WAY bad advice!To be honest, I wouldn't do anything. Dogs are dogs. I got biten delivering for UPS... thru some alcohol on it from the first aid kit, bandage, and moved on. By end of day, my leg was pretty much black and blue all around the bitemarks, but oh well. Crap happens.
That owner responded just like yours. Oh he bit you ? (and nothing else, no sorry, or punishment for the dog).
Something we just need to be more alert of. And many times when I seen barking dogs in the yard, you bet, I would just DR the package, by throwing it over the fence, closest to the door I could throw it .
One good tip though, I always carried dog bisquits with me. Give them 1 or 2 and see how they react, and how they feed. Easy way to figure out if they are friendly enough to get inside.
Had many dogs on my route in time, that just wiggled their tails when they seen my truck arriving, knowing I got Goodies onboard for them.
Sleeve, do you have an update for us?