Nashville Tennessee Personal Injury
Animal Bites

You Deserve Superior Personal Injury Representation!

A ttorneys at the Kevin Moore Personal Injury Law Firm help victims of Tennessee injuries receive just compensation for their losses. We're not just another law firm. We're not just any lawyers. We are highly experienced personal injury attorneys - that is what we do. We serve clients throughout Tennessee from our office Nashville.

If your injury is serious enough and your case is important enough to you then contact a lawyer. It is critical that you do the research to find a reputable, capable attorney. We believe our success in recovering large awards and settlements speaks for itself about the quality of our representation, quality that we refer to as the "Advantage of Experience."

This Website discusses our PI legal practice and our credentials, and it provides some general information on Nashville Tennessee Personal Injury Law. Every case is unique and deserves to be evaluated on its own merits. Please contact us for a free consultation before making a decision about representation. You will speak with Kevin Moore directly not a staff member.

Our Firm welcomes the challenges offered by difficult cases involving serious injuries and complex issues. We know how to fight opposing lawyers and the insurance companies and win. If you have been injured in an animal bites accident due to the negligence of any other party, do not hesitate to call and talk to us. You should know that we often collect damages well beyond what the insurance companies offer. You deserve to know your valuable Legal Rights.

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You Need An Attorney Who Specializes In Personal Injury (PI) Law

What you don't need is a lawyer who "also" practices PI cases. More and more, laws are being written that are only fully understood by those few lawyers who are highly competent in specific areas. Finding the "right lawyer", means a lawyer with substantial personal injury (PI, Workers Comp & SSD) knowledge and experience, is what you want when you need competent help. Lawyers should be selected for their expertise and experience in specific specialties of law. The "right lawyer" for your Personal Injury case is the person who has substantial experience handling a case very similar to yours, who can and will take action at once.

Kevin Moore and his Nashville Tennessee Personal Injury law firm is who you want and what you need!

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Animal Bites Animal Bites Are Prevalent

There are currently over 70 million dogs in the U.S. Almost 800,000 bites per year -- one out of every 6 -- are serious enough to require medical attention. Dog bites send nearly 368,000 victims to hospital emergency departments per year (1,008 per day). Getting bitten by a dog is the fifth most frequent cause of visits to emergency rooms caused by activities common among children. Dogs bite nearly 2% of the U.S. population -- more than 4.7 million people annually.

Strict Liability for Harm Caused By Animals

As an experienced Tennessee Personal Injury law firm, animal bytes, and especially the most prevalent, dog bite cases, we know that different rules apply for domestic animals (i.e. dogs, cats, livestock, etc) and wild animals (monkey, chimpanzee). In a domestic animal bite lawsuit, the objective of the Plaintiff (you and your attorney) is to establish the facts that fit within the conditions for the imposition of Tennessee's Strict Liability Standard. If a Plaintiff fails to do so, then the Plaintiff must explore other "Theories of Liability"; particularly Negligence. At Kevin A. Moore's firm, Kevin is personally available to provide the legal advice and guidance you need to successfully file your animal bite lawsuit.

Domestic Animals

Unless modified by statute, an owner of a Domestic Animal will be "Strictly Liable" for any harm it causes IF:

1. The owner had reason to know that the animal had a specific propensity to harm others, and
2. The harm caused by the animal was due to that specific propensity.

Therefore, if an owner of a dog knows that the dog is prone to bite people or it can be documented that it has bitten on other occasions, the owner will be "Strictly Liable" when the dog bites a Plaintiff. If however, the dog bites a person and this was not a known propensity of the dog, the owner will be liable only if the plaintiff can prove negligence or intent on the part of the owner. In either situation, an experienced dog bite attorney can help with your dog bite lawsuit.

Wild Animals

The owner, including zoos and animal parks, of a "wild animal" (monkey, tiger, etc.) will be held "Strictly Liable" for the harm it causes, whether or not the owner knew of the animal's dangerous propensities and irrespective of how well trained the animal was. These rules not only apply to the Owners of Domestic and Wild animals, but may also apply to individuals who do not own the animals, but are simply possessing or keeping the Domestic or Wild animals, depending on the factual circumstances.

What Should You Do In Case of an Animal Bite?

To get most value from your dog or other animal bite claim, we recommend you the do the following:

• First of all, if injured, do not delay getting medical treatment and follow your doctor's orders
• Call the police and local animal control shortly after the dog or animal bite
• Get the names, addresses, and phone number of all witnesses to the dog bite
• Find out the name of the animal owner and the owner of the property where the bite took place
• Take pictures of the animal and your injuries
• Document your pain, stress, swelling, and other injuries that cannot be seen
• Before talking to Kevin or any other highly qualified Personal Injury Attorney with the specialty knowledge of animal bite litigation
• Do not give a recorded statement to anyone
• Do not sign a medical records authorization or any other paper
• Do not accept a settlement offer

Hiring Nashville Lawyer Kevin Moore as your Tennessee Personal Injury Attorney for your dog or animal bite representative quickly after your could be beneficial to your case. You can call Kevin at any time or use our website's Contact Form.

• Hiring a dog or animal bite attorney will relieve your stress in addressing your injuries and dealing with insurance companies.
• The dog or animal bite attorney will examine your case and gather necessary evidence, such as witnesses, medical records, and photographs.
• The dog or animal bite attorney can protect your best interest by advising you and communicating with the insurance companies on your behalf.
• A dog or animal bite attorney will get you the compensation you deserve for your injuries

If you are injured by a dog or animal bite, you may be entitled to compensation for the following: medical bills, future medical care, lost wages, future loss of earning capacity, pain, mental anguish, disfigurement, and impairment.

If a loved one or relative dies because of a dog or other animal bite compensation may be given for: funeral expenses, medical expenses, future medical care, lost wages, future loss of earning capacity, pain, mental anguish, disfigurement, impairment, loss of emotional support and companionship provided by spouse or parent; and loss of household duties provided by spouse or parent.

No Up-Front Costs To You

Kevin's Nashville & Tennessee Personal Injury Firm works on "contingency" which means that we only get paid when we win your case. If there is no recovery (compensation awarded) then there is no fee and you will owe us nothing for the money we have spent investigating and building your case. Kevin also provides free initial consultations. Because of our experience and proven track record in serious Tennessee personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, we are confident in our ability to handle your case and are willing to risk our own money to do it.

Our firm is based in Nashville, Tennessee and handles dog and other animal bite cases throughout the State of Tennessee. If you have personal injuries or lost a family member due to wrongful death of an animal bite, please call Kevin in Nashville at(615) 500-0716 or Toll Free throughout Tennessee at (888) 452-3043

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You Need An Attorney Who Knows Tennessee Personal Injury Cases related to Animal Bites

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Do Not Sign Any Insurance Release Claim Without a Legal Review

If you have already signed a release, all is not lost!  We can and have successfully handled cases and had such releases nullified when it has been in our clients' interests. Release forms are not written to protect you - they are written to protect the insurance company and, when their clients are at fault, they are written to protect them. Call us and let us review your case and any release form before you sign it. Kevin offers free consultations to look over the facts of your case!

Your Insurance Agent Does Not Really Work For You!

You may be good friends with your insurance agent, we are with ours, but unlike attorneys who do have legal (fiduciary) responsibilities to their clients, most insurance agents are employees of their respective companies and they keep their employers' interests in mind for all cases. We do believe that the vast majority of insurance agents act with integrity but in Personal Injury circumstances you really do want your legal advocate to protect all of your interests.

Claims Are Not Limited To Insurance Coverage

Even though the party that injured you may have insurance there are many cases where the injuries and long term impacts go beyond their insurance coverage. There may also be second and third parties involved who share the legal and financial responsibilities. As your advocate Kevin investigates all avenues in getting you as much compensation for your personal injury as possible. Kevin has the knowledge and the resources to get you the compensation that you deserve.

Reasonable Expectations: 

If your accident resulted from the negligence of another party, you should rightfully expect quality care, covering all of your injury related expenses, compensation for property loss or damage, and possibly entitled to compensation including monetary damages for pain and suffering, lost wages, loss of enjoyment of life and loss of earning capacity. These are reasonable expectations but all too often you end up having to fight individuals & insurance companies for your rightful compensation! You don't have to settle for what the Insurance Company proposes.

You may need a fighter by your side!

You may need a fighter by your side! Just when you are at your weakest you may have to fight! Insurance companies are notorious for denying claims, stalling appeals, and denying rightful or quality care and services. The insurance company's goal is to save money - not to assure you your rightful care and compensation. There are thousands and thousands of cases where, with the right lawyer representing amputations cases, that the insurance companies have their denials of services and claims denied by a Judge. The injured parties can win if they have the right attorney taking on the fight for them - not a firm that is distracted by other practices and is willing to settle for less!

At the Nashville Tennessee Personal Injury Law Firm of Kevin A. Moore, you can be assured that our Personal Injury legal team will listen to you with compassion and understanding. Attorney Kevin More is well qualified to have your medical records evaluated, communicate with your doctors and therapists and encourage you to follow the prescribed recommended therapies to make sure that you are getting everything you are entitled to under Tennessee PI law. If you are not getting what you are entitled to, Kevin is ready to fight the insurance companies for you at Mediations and, if necessary, at trial. With Kevin Moore as your attorney, you will have the best Nashville Tennessee PI lawyer in the State representing you!

Kevin Moore's Experience: 

Kevin Moore has been aggressively practicing law and guiding and protecting his clients' interests since 1992. Kevin and his Firm have handled over 4,500 Personal Injury cases and a significant number of cases involving animal bites accidents. No Nashville Tennessee attorney will do a better job in seeing that you get justice and compensation for your loss and injuries. Call us or contact us now. Our consultations are always free and you never pay a fee unless we win your case. In Nashville or State Wide the Nashville Tennessee PI Law Firm of Kevin A. Moore will be on your side and by your side.

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We Are Here To Serve You, Not Ourselves

Our main marketing tool is taking care of the clients we have. We know that when we do a good job for you that the word will go out and our business will grow. Our culture revolves around client services. Our primary focus is to do excellent work for each and every client; to go all out and win the case. Building solid relationships with our clients and producing great results will translate into referrals helping our business grow.

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