(Newswire.net — August 5, 2013) Mesa, Arizona — Respected Arizona personal injury lawyer Michael Nysather, owner of Wade & Nysather Law Office, notes that many claimants find it awkward to file injury compensation for dog bites for fear it might negatively affect relationships with people they know. However, Nysather cites a recent report from the Insurance Information Institute which indicates a rising claims cost for domestic animal attacks.
“People feel awkward bringing a friend, a neighbour or someone they know to a discussion on insurance claims, especially when a line between being a claimant and offending party has to be drawn,” says Nysather. “But these are mere semantics. In reality, both parties can work together to bring relief to themselves—to the claimant a just compensation for personal injury and the subsequent medical expenses, and to the neighbor a release from a feeling of having slighted a friend through a pet he owns.”
Dog attacks comprise nearly a third of homeowners’ insurance claims, but it can easily be avoided through proper dog training, according to responsible pet ownership advocates. Even so, docile dogs sometimes bite on instinct when they feel threatened or to defend their puppies or owners. That is why some of the top homeowner insurance policies offer a clause where animal attack issues are covered. Every state also has laws governing pet ownership that make liability coverage clear. However, the best protection from incurring personal injury comes from preventing one’s dog from attacking anyone.
“The challenge is to educate people on responsible pet ownership and at the same time inform them that some homeowner’s insurance actually cover dog bite cases, so that insurance companies ultimately pay for medical expenses and compensation,” Michael Nysather said.
The Insurance Information Institute’s rdseport cited above declares that the average cost paid out for dog bite claims slightly rose from $29,396 in 2011 to $29,752 in 2012 despite the number of claims reportedly falling down 1.4 per cent in the same period.
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