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I was bitten on the wrist by a dog I was house sitting about 2 months ago, and it seems to have affected my tendons. The dog has a past history of biting, the owner's homeowner's insurance just paid out some money to a lady the same dog bit 6 months ago.
I also know that the... View More 
answered on Dec 1, 2024
You have a case. Contact one of us on Justia or another personal injury attorney to discuss. This will involve making a claim against the homeowner's insurance company. You will likely be referred to a hand surgeon who will evaluate you on a lien, meaning s/he gets paid out of the future... View More
I was bitten on the wrist by a dog I was house sitting about 2 months ago, and it seems to have affected my tendons. The dog has a past history of biting, the owner's homeowner's insurance just paid out some money to a lady the same dog bit 6 months ago.
I also know that the... View More
answered on Dec 1, 2024
You can get money for your medical bills, loss of earrings, pain and suffering etc from his homeowners insurance. Contact any one of us on Justia and we can refer you to an Orthopedic hand specialist who would see you on a lien basis. This means he will wait to get paid at the end when the case... View More
I was bitten on the wrist by a dog I was house sitting about 2 months ago, and it seems to have affected my tendons. The dog has a past history of biting, the owner's homeowner's insurance just paid out some money to a lady the same dog bit 6 months ago.
I also know that the... View More
answered on Dec 2, 2024
Under the state's strict liability law for dog bites, where the dog owner is liable if their dog bites someone in a public place or lawfully on private property, like during house sitting, you have a very high likelihood of success in your claim. The dog's history of biting strengthens... View More
Me and my coparent has joint custody and a custody agreement through a civil restraint. Not filed through family court. We have a 3-4 weekly schedule. My coparent just took our child on an out of state vacation that I did not agree to. The only guild lines that our agreement have are "As for... View More
answered on Dec 1, 2024
Probably the one thing that you and your ex need to do is print out the holiday schedule and identify the rotation between you and your ex. I presume that the holiday schedule includes Thanksgiving, which was on Thursday the 28th and probably, under the holiday schedule, it says that same starts on... View More
It's a simple question, if you don't read anything more into it. Aren't Plaintiff's and Defendant's always under oath before a case proceeds? Im just wondering why there wasn't any Oath Taking before I presented my Claim and Delivery case, nor was the Defendant placed... View More
answered on Dec 1, 2024
"...if you don't read anything more into it". In the law, there is always more to read into it.
Taking an oath is required before offering testimony to the court. Not everything said in court is testimony. It matters very much whether we are talking a pretrial conference or... View More
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