Case Details

My 9 year old client was playing outside in her front yard. Her neighbor encouraged her to come pet his dog, a pit bull. She was reluctant and said no several times, but the neighbor continued to ask her and told her he was a nice dog. When she approached, the dog immediately attacked her face causing serious lacerations to her nose and lip. She was rushed by ambulance for surgery at the children’s hospital. The surgeon did excellent work repairing the face and nose but told her parents that she would likely need more surgeries as she grew up. Even with such terrible injuries and clear fault, the neighbor’s insurance company dragged their feet and refused to pay the maximum monies of the home insurance policy. They tried to offer a lower sum of money that was unfair. After the family hired me, I quickly settled the case for the maximum monies of the insurance policy because I threatened to sue. My team at Brian Hills Law was also able to negotiate with the hospitals and doctors for discounts in order to provide much more money for my 9 year old client to use for her future surgeries.