Florida Ranks in Top 10 States for Dog Bite Claims Says Weston, Florida Dog Bite Attorney

 

According to a nationally recognized insurance company, Florida ranks as the seventh highest state for reported dog bite claims. However, Florida had the distinction of recording the highest cost per claim at $38,356.00. The average cost per claim amongst other states was approximately $30,000.00.

This insurance company made it clear that it does not refuse coverage based on the breed of a dog but requires homeowners to answer a detailed questionnaire about a dog's aggressive nature and history before issuing a policy that does not exclude dog bites. https://askcompetentlawyer.com/civil-litigation/ This insurance company paid out $90 million dollars in claims in 2010 alone. The total number of claims to get to that number was 3,500 - 33 of which resulted in fatalities.

As a Weston dog bite lawyer and a Coral Springs dog bite lawyer, our firm gets to see the worst of the worst. Recently, we signed up a new client who is 10 years old who was mauled in the face by a neighbor's pit bull. The little boy was accompanying his friend to his home when their pit bull ran out of the house and latched onto to the poor victim's face. Only after his screams were heard did someone come to his rescue and beat the dog off of him. His injuries include severe lacerations to the face as well as broken bones in his cheek and orbital socket. The scars relating to this injury will be lifelong for this minor child and the emotional scarring will be permanent as well.