Seiden & Kaufman obtained one of the largest settlements in New York State in a dog bite case. The case was particularly challenging because the owner of the dog actually had no insurance. However, based on an extensive and thorough investigation, we were able to prove that the landlord knew or should have known about the tenant’s dog’s vicious propensities. Consequently, we obtained the landlord’s full one million dollar policy for our client.

Thousands of people in the United States are injured by dog bites every year. Dog bite injuries are the most common type of injuries by animals that the experienced personal injury lawyers at Seiden & Kaufman handle.

Dog bite cases are won by proving that the dog’s owner had knowledge of the dog’s dangerous or vicious nature.

There are various ways to establish a dog owner’s knowledge, or a landlord’s knowledge of a tenant who owns a dog, that the dog had vicious tendencies. In past dog bite cases that we have successfully handled, we established the owner’s liability or landlord’s liability by proving that the dog had bitten someone previously, the dog regularly and aggressively barked, growled, and bared its teeth, the dog needed to be routinely restrained in a certain manner, and/or the dog’s owner had “Beware of Dog” signs on its property.

A prompt, thorough investigation is essential to obtain a successful result in a dog bite action.

Please contact Seiden & Kaufman immediately if a dog has bitten you.

Steven J. Seiden, Richard G. Kaufman or Daniel M. Seiden will gladly answer all of your questions without any obligation.