Minnetonka Dog Bite Lawyers
When you or a loved one suffers injuries after a dog bite or dog attack, it can be a chaotic situation. You need to seek medical attention quickly, and gathering information about the dog or the dog’s owner is probably the last thing on your mind. If you decide to seek payment for your pain and suffering, medical bills, and lost wages related to the dog attack, though, you need this information to determine whom to hold liable. Our Minnetonka dog bite lawyers are ready to help you find this information and use it to help you receive the damages you deserve to have.
At Tyroler Leonard Injury Law, our personal injury attorneys know the importance of helping our clients seek damages. If you suffered debilitating or disfiguring injuries in the dog attack, we understand that money alone cannot restore your life back to where you were before the attack. However, having our Minnetonka dog bite injury lawyers help you win a settlement can give you peace of mind about your financial situation going forward. We believe strongly in working tirelessly to help our clients, and we are ready to begin working on your case as soon as you choose to hire us.
Why Should You Choose Minnetonka Dog Bite Lawyers from Tyroler Leonard Injury Law?
Rachel Sperling Leonard and Isaac Tyroler are powerful advocates for people who have suffered injuries. We care about clients and their well-being. We know from experience that insurance companies don’t want to pay money to help people recover from injury. That is why we vigorously fight the insurance companies to help injured people get the money they deserve. Our results include million-dollar settlements and verdicts, leading to hundreds of satisfied clients.
At Tyroler Leonard Injury Law, we understand that you don’t just need experienced dog bite injury lawyers in Minnetonka, MN. You need representatives you can trust.
We build trust with our clients in numerous ways. Clients are provided with several ways to contact us, and our multilingual attorneys are available for consultation 24 hours a day. Furthermore, our team keeps clients informed throughout the case, so they always understand what’s happening.
How We Can Help
Trial Attorneys from Tyroler Leonard Injury Law
If there is one thing that makes the law firm of Tyroler Leonard Injury Law stand out, it is our willingness to go to trial. We have a reputation as zealous litigators who rarely lose a case. We are willing to go to court when insurance companies refuse to negotiate in good faith.
We are often even hired by other law firms to handle cases that need to go to trial. And because the insurance companies know that we won’t back down from a trial, they will often offer a fair settlement to avoid the time and cost of a trial.
Hospitalized Due to A Dog Bite in Minnetonka?
Get Money for Hospital Bills from Our Minnetonka Dog Bite Injury Lawyers
Even a relatively minor dog bite can have serious consequences. Dogs have sharp teeth and extremely powerful jaws and may carry disease. The St. Paul Animal Field Services recommends you take great care after suffering a dog bite by immediately washing the wound and contacting a medical professional. A dog bite can easily result in being admitted to a hospital. Common injuries or maladies from dog bites include:
- Broken bones
- Severe lacerations
- Damaged organs
- Severed muscles or tendons
- Diseases like rabies transmitted through the bite.
Our Minnetonka Dog Bite Lawyers Will Estimate Your Future Medical Costs, Too
Some dog bite attacks can result in significant medical bills for emergency care immediately after the attack. You also may have the need for additional surgeries in the months after the attack, as bites from a dog can result in scarring, muscle damage, and ligament damage. Our Minnetonka dog bite lawyers take all the potential costs of your care into account, both now and in the future, as we need to request money for all these items before we can settle.
Along those same lines, it’s important for you to be as honest as possible with our dog bite injury lawyers in Minnetonka and with your doctors throughout your recovery process. After we reach a settlement or win a trial in your favor, we cannot go back to the insurance company a few months later and ask for more money because you believe you have new complications from the dog attack. It’s important for your doctor to thoroughly examine you and to understand all your concerns about your injuries, so we have a complete account of the future you are facing that we can present to the insurance company.
How Our Dog Bite Injury Lawyers in Minnetonka, MN, Can Get You Money for Your Injuries
When you suffer an injury in a car accident, it is usually pretty clear who will pay for your medical expenses. Either your insurance company or the insurance company for the other party in the accident is responsible for paying those expenses. However, a dog bite is different, because a dog doesn’t have insurance, right? At least, that is what most people believe.
We will start by seeking a payment from the dog owner’s insurance company. If the dog owner has a homeowner’s insurance policy or a renter’s insurance policy that includes a liability component – and nearly all of them do – then this is the starting point for seeking payment for your damages. In the rare case that the dog’s owner doesn’t have any type of insurance policy, our team may focus on bringing a lawsuit against the assets of the dog owner. However, this is an extremely rare occurrence.
Our Dog Bite Injury Attorney in Minnetonka Promises to Go to Bat for You
We do not back down when unfair insurance companies are trying to treat our clients with disrespect. Our team at Tyroler Leonard Injury Law has a reputation as tough negotiators, always bringing facts to the case to counteract the tactics that insurers use to try to reduce the amount you should receive in damages. In complex situations where some law firms would give up or refuse to take your case, our team redoubles our efforts to reach the outcome that you want to see.
If negotiations fail, our dog bite injury lawyers in Minnetonka, MN, are always prepared to go to trial. We will fight as vigorously to get you money in court as we do during negotiations. You need the money from the insurance company to recover from your injuries, and we will do everything within the law to get it for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Before you speak with lawyers, you want to be as informed as possible. At Tyroler Leonard Injury Law, we try to answer your dog bite questions before you ask them.
Who will pay for my medical bills resulting from a dog bite injury?
Usually, your medical bills will be paid for by the renter’s or homeowner’s insurance of the owner of the dog that bit you. (This should even apply if your own dog bit you, though your insurance company might require specific dog bite insurance.) Our dog bite injury attorneys in Minnetonka will help you determine who is responsible for paying your medical expenses.
Can your Minnetonka dog bite lawyers help me make a claim for injuries suffered even if the dog didn’t bite me?
A dog doesn’t have to bite you to hurt you. For example, if a dog attempts to attack you and you slip and fall and suffer a spinal injury, you are just as eligible for damages as you would be if the dog bit you.
Our Minnetonka dog bite lawyers from the law firm of Tyroler Leonard Injury Law will examine your case and help you make a claim for any injuries caused by a dog, whether the dog bit you or not.
What if I need future scar revision surgery?
When we seek damages for our clients, we aren’t just seeking damages for current medical bills. We seek damages for future medical bills as well.
Our Minnetonka dog bite lawyers are familiar with the long-term effect of scars and the costs that are usually required to treat those scars in the future. When we negotiate for a settlement, we will include those costs as part of our negotiations.
Am I eligible to receive damages from the owner of the dog?
Minnesota law (and Wisconsin law) allows you to claim damages from a dog owner as long as you didn’t provoke the dog or trespass on their property.
A dog owner might try to claim that you provoked their dog, to avoid paying compensation for an injury they are liable for. Our dog bite injury lawyers in Minnetonka, MN, will present evidence that you didn’t provoke the dog, making the dog owner responsible for your injuries.
How long can I wait before making a claim for my dog bite injury?
Normally, you may wait up to six years after a dog injures you to make a claim under Minnesota statute. (The statute of limitations is three years in Wisconsin.) In any case, our Minnetonka dog bite lawyers recommend that you file all injury claims as soon as possible. You are much more likely to win your case and get the money you deserve if you file promptly.
How much money can your Minnetonka dog bite lawyers help me receive from my Minnesota dog bite claim?
The amount of money you will receive can vary based on several factors. The most important factor is how high your expenses are, including lost income, pain, and emotional distress.
But your compensation can also be affected by how long you take to file your claim and whether you have dog bite injury attorneys in Minnetonka representing you. If you file late or don’t retain legal representation, you are less likely to receive all the money you are owed.
If these responses failed to answer your specific question about a dog bite case, feel free to ask us for more information. Our Minnetonka dog bite lawyers are available 24 hours a day to help you with dog bite claims in Minnetonka.
Don’t Wait to Contact Our Minnetonka Dog Bite Lawyers
Even A Small Delay Can Prevent You from Getting Compensation
As experienced Minnetonka dog bite lawyers, our team knows the importance of giving victims a high level of service. We begin investigating the facts of your dog attack case as soon as you hire us, because it’s important for us to speak to witnesses and collect evidence while the case remains fresh in the minds of everyone. The longer we wait, the more difficult it will be to have the most successful outcome.
However, our dog bite injury attorneys in Minnetonka also know that some people who suffer a dog bite may not believe at first that their injuries rise to the level of bringing a lawsuit. Some people believe it’s best to just ride out the situation until everything returns to normal. However, what they often find is that returning to normal is nearly impossible even several weeks or months after the attack. You may still have pain. You might have sleepless nights while thinking about the attack. Your scarring may be far more noticeable than you expected it to be. You might be terrified of all dogs now.
The good news is that you can still hire Tyroler Leonard Injury Law to represent you and to start the process of bringing a lawsuit. As long as you meet the two-year statute of limitations in Minnesota – and as long as you haven’t agreed to a settlement amount with the insurance company on your own – we can take on your case and seek damages on your behalf.
Attorney Isaac Tyroler
Attorney Isaac Tyroler has been a strong advocate for injured people his entire legal career. He has a passion for righting wrongs, and he deeply cares about representing injured clients who may feel overwhelmed or uncertain about how to navigate the legal system. He is compassionate toward clients and aggressive with insurance companies and defendants. He is on the elected Board of Governors of the Minnesota Association of Justice (MAJ), the top personal injury lawyers’ group in Minnesota. And is currently the chair of MAJ’s legislative committee. [ Attorney Bio ]
