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Animal & Dog Bite Injury Lawyer
Animal & Dog Bite Injury Lawyer
We at Puzzanghera Law Offices have always dedicated ourselves to helping those who have suffered injury or death as a result of other's negligence. Paul Puzzanghera represents only injured persons and their families. We do not and will not represent insurance companies, governmental organizations or corporations.
Puzzanghera Law Offices is a personal injury law firm serving Tampa Bay and dedicated to providing high quality, aggressive legal representation to victims of personal injury. Our lawyers handle many different types of personal injury cases, most of which are covered in detail on this website.
Florida has a strict liability dog bite statute that states that the owner of a dog is liable for damages inflicted by his/her dog if it bites a person who is either in a public place or lawfully on the dog owners property. Fla. Stat. � 767.04. The dog owner is liable regardless of whether the dog had ever been vicious before and regardless of whether the owner had reason to believe it would behave in a vicious manner. The dog does not get "one free bite". In essence, the dog's owner is an insurer of the dog. If a stray bites you, you have little legal recourse because you must file your claim against a dog's owner or keeper. Your municipality is not responsible for the dog, even if you have called the animal warden several times to pick up the stray.
In all dog bite cases it is essential that measures be taken promptly to preserve evidence, investigate the incident in question, and to enable physicians or other expert witnesses to thoroughly evaluate any injuries.
While our main office is located in Clearwater, Florida, we have law offices in St. Petersburg and Tampa to meet our clients needs in both Pinellas and Hillsborough and we are available for home visits when necessary. We serve the areas of Tampa Bay Florida including Clearwater, Largo, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Seminole, Pinellas Park & New Port Richey.
An initial discussion with us about your case is free of charge or obligation, and we only charge a fee if we're successful in recovering an award for you. We will not ask you to pay a retainer fee up front, because we recognize that most people cannot afford to do so. Our fees are based on a percentage of any recovery we make for you. This is called a contingent fee agreement.
To discuss your injuries and your case with us, call us today, or email us to submit your case to us for a free review.
- Paul Puzzanghera, Puzzanghera Law Offices of Tampa Bay | Clearwater