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PERSONAL INJURY Experience Delivers Results...
• Car/Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
• Slip/Trip & Fall $45 million jury verdict against
• Construction Site Accidents father and ER physicians for failure
• Defective Products to detect and report child abuse of
an infant who was abused again a
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION short time later su ering a
• Temporary Wage Loss permanent brain injury.
• Medical Benefits $30.5 million jury verdict in
• Permanent Disability Gloucester County for a man
Experience Delivers Results... • Death & Dependency Claims rendered a ventilator dependent
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE quadriplegic in a car crash
Personal Injury • Wrongful Death (reduced by 30% for his failure to
wear a seat belt)
Workplace Accidents • Nursing Home Negligence $11 million recovery for the family
Our Attorneys Have 150 Years Of Combined Trial Experience Mati Jarve of a union carpenter who was
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Understanding New Jersey’s
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Dog Bite law

bite – the dog has never bitten before. Is this taunted or provoked the dog). Under these
a valid defense? While many dogs are circumstances, you may be found to be
extremely friendly, past good behavior is partially at fault for the bite. As long as your
irrelevant in New Jersey dog bite cases. New share of fault is 50% or less, then the New
Jersey dog owners are legally responsible for Jersey Comparative Negligence Statute
dog bites – period. You don’t need to show (N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1) permits recovery. The
Katherine M. Jarve
that the dog owner was negligent or that court will reduce the total amount of
You’ve heard it before – a dog is man’s best the dog had a history of being aggressive. recovery by your percentage of fault.
friend. Generally, dogs are loveable There are no “free bites” in New Jersey. This Statute of limitations. As a general rule, the
creatures; however, it is not always the case. means that the owner can be held statute of limitations in New Jersey for dog
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports nancially accountable regardless of bite cases is two years. This means that a
that more than 4.5 million people are bitten whether “Spot” has ever bitten before. lawsuit must be led within two years of the
by dogs each year in the United States, and Defenses. Even though New Jersey has dog bite or your claim will be barred.
more than 800,000 require medical strict liability laws for dog bites, dog owners What are your options? If you have been
treatment. may have defenses available to them to bit by a dog, seek medical attention
Suppose someone’s dog attacks you or your defend against lawsuits. First, the dog owner immediately and call police and animal
child. Dog bites are often serious and can may be relieved of liability based upon control to report the incident. The next step
cause signi cant pain, scarring, and even trespass of the victim (i.e., you are not is to call Jarve Granato Starr, LLC. Hiring an
long-term emotional and psychological lawfully on the property). This defense will experienced personal injury attorney is your
distress. Do you know what your rights are if likely not be successful if the bite occurred best chance at receiving fair compensation
you are bitten by a dog? when you were on public property or when for your dog bite injury, including recovery
you were invited onto someone’s private
NJ Strict Liability Laws. Most dog bite property. Second, the dog owner may argue of current and future medical expenses, lost
victims hear the same line soon after the that the victim was negligent (i.e., you earnings, and pain and su ering.

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