she crashed, injuring her hand. what is her legal recourse or rights?
2007-09-07 18:39:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Nothing, how did she not get away from a dog when she was on a bike?
2007-09-07 18:42:44 · answer #1 · answered by The Voice 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Rule one when on a bike and chased by a dog: stop the bike. By continuing on, it is considered inciting the dog and crashing doing so means she was going too fast for conditions. Basically she screwed up even though the dog should not have been lose and was the catalyst for the crash and not everywhere has leash laws so a lose dog may have been legal. Then there are the other questions: can she prove what dog did it or even if there was a dog? can she prove ownership of the dog (I doubt the dog can pay)? Can she show that there was a reasonable fear of injury from the dog as it is bound to be pointed out that nearly every dog will chase but it is extremely rare for them to bite a person that stops riding? She could try small claims court but her chances of winning are not good unless she can get a lot of pegs into line.
2007-09-07 19:27:49 · answer #2 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Step one would be to hire a lawyer. The dog was the cause of her crashing her bike because she was trying to get away. There are leash laws in all states & the dogs owner is liable for her injuries. Sue for the medical bills & pain & suffering too.<<
2007-09-07 18:48:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Besides suing the dog, you can talk to the pet's owner and hopefully settle it on your own terms, but if you need to, you are allowed to sue for medical bills (if any) and damages (as in your pain and suffering and even the fact that you were scared to death so to speak)... just be aware that the dog can be put down for such an incident, so do not go straight to legal recourse.
2007-09-07 18:44:37 · answer #4 · answered by no1nosemax 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sue the dog owner. The (unrestrained) dog was the most direct cause of her injury. Get a lawyer.
2007-09-07 19:27:37 · answer #5 · answered by Keep On Trucking 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest filing for actual damages in small claims court. She may get compensation for medical bills, and the filing costs very little.
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2007-09-07 18:45:21 · answer #6 · answered by krazykyngekorny 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋