New Orleans Dog Bite Lawyer

Compensation a New Orleans Dog Bite Lawyer Will Pursue

Dog bite injuries can lead to extensive and long-term medical treatments. Our dog bite attorneys in New Orleans, LA, will aim to get the compensation you need to cover damages after a dog bite. Sometimes, a person’s home or renter’s insurance can cover the cost of any injuries.

The compensation you get will depend on the severity of your injuries and the losses you’ve incurred. You may be able to receive compensation for your medical expenses, pain and suffering, and any disfigurement. Our law firm may be able to help you fight to receive compensation for the following economic and non-economic damages:

• Current and future medical expenses: Sometimes, you don’t realize the severity of a dog bite until later. Extensive medical bills can pile up after one of these injuries. Compensation helps cover emergency treatment, follow-up doctor’s visits, pain medication, hospital admissions, and corrective surgeries.
• Current and future loss of earnings: You may be unable to work for a time after your injuries. This could be while you get emergency treatment or during long-term recovery. Compensation may help cover lost amounts in tips, bonuses, commissions, hourly rates, and vacation benefits.
• Reduced earning capacity: You might not be able to work at the same job you did before the incident. Compensation can help cover your costs if you change jobs or are unable to work. Our dog bite lawyers in New Orleans will work tirelessly to get the money you need to make up for your reduced earning ability.
• Pain and suffering: A dog bite can be extremely painful. You may be able to receive compensation for physical pain and suffering. But you may also get compensation for the mental and emotional discomfort that you experienced.
• Emotional distress: Some people who are attacked by dogs suffer extreme anxiety and stress due to the experience. They may feel helpless, scared, angry, or sad. These feelings often last for months or years.
• Post-traumatic stress disorder: You may have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a dog attack. PTSD symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, depression, anger, and more. Compensating victims of PTSD can help pay for counseling sessions and medications.
• Disability: After the dog bite, you may end up on disability, temporarily or permanently. Compensation can help cover your disability costs. Sometimes, a dog bite injury will require plastic surgery as part of your medical care.
• Wrongful death damages: If your loved one died because of a dog bite incident, you might be able to receive compensation to help cover funeral and burial costs and loss of consortium. Reach out to a New Orleans wrongful death lawyer from our team to learn more.

A dog bite can leave severe and unsightly wounds that might require corrective surgery. You may be able to include the physical and emotional costs of your physical impairment or disfigurement in your claim for financial compensation. Our personal injury team will assess your current and future injury-related expenses to calculate the true value of your claim.