Sparta, NJ Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

Massachusetts imposes strict liability for dog bites, which means you are on the hook regardless of why your dog bit. Where you can stop him is in the damages. It sounds as though you have a fairly solid defense against claims of damages. You should retain a defense attorney to handle this for you, especially where you are uninsured. You may still have to pay something, but it will probably be far less than if there were a real injury.

Well, you say it happened 21 years ago, but later say there has been no compensation after 4 years. He had a workers compensation claim against his employer, and if a third party that was not employed by the employer was negligent and caused the accident, he had a negligence claim against the third party. He had a personal injury claim against the third party. He had 2 years from the date of the accident to file a workers comp claim, and 3 years to file a 3rd party claim. His only recourse, after 2 1 years, would be if he did file a claim years ago that was never settled. It is possible if he asked for the employer to pay for medical treatment, that this would constitute a claim, and that he could still ask for benefits, but I doubt this would work after so much time.

Friend: Yes, you could ask a Dentist to pay any for his errors, but I doubt if he would pay. If the dentist is truly at fault you may have to file suit, or threaten to file suit, to get him to correct the problems.