The liabilities that are to be shouldered by owner (or in some cases, keeper or landlord) due to animal’s bite will include all past and future medical expenses. All past lost wages as well as future loss of earning capacity. Also, past and future pain and mental suffering of victim will have to be compensated by animal’s owner. Property damages and damages for all scarring are also included.

Dog bites are a common form of injury which can have serious outcomes that include permanent disfigurement and psychological trauma. It may even result to death. Precautions need to be undertaken since even gentlest of dogs are known to bite without warning.

A dog bite victim may incur many different kinds of damages and losses, from medical bills and emotional damage, to loss of opportunity to earn income in future because of disfigurement. A victim may be entitled to recover these losses from another person and that person's insurance company, provided that victim presents necessary proof, first to insurance company and then possibly in a court of law.

Just remember to never tell insurance company or your lawyer that you are interested in an early settlement. You will end up getting a low price because other party will assume that since your goal is to settle. Patience is indeed a virtue when it comes to settlements—higher settlement prices are given as trial date draws nearer.

It would be of great help to get a lawyer who pushes aggressively for a trial—attorneys with a reputation for agreeing on early settlements are not worth your time or money. Pick a lawyer with a reputable history of taking cases to trial.