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PRACTICE AREA

Dog Bite Cases

Dog bite cases are often about more than the initial wound. Scarring, nerve damage, infection risk, emotional trauma, and future revision treatment can become the central damages issues.
Dog bite cases are often about more than the initial wound. Scarring, nerve damage, infection risk, emotional trauma, and future revision treatment can become the central damages issues.

HOW WE BUILD THE CASE

Evidence-driven
represeqntation.

We investigate ownership, prior incidents, insurance coverage, scene evidence, witness statements, photographs, animal control records, and the full extent of permanent injury.

Common dog bite issues include facial scarring, lip injuries, hand injuries, nerve damage, infection, children’s injuries, landlord or property-control disputes, and homeowner or renter insurance coverage.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

01

All responsible parties and available insurance coverage

02

Photos, video, witness statements, reports, and physical evidence

03

Medical records, imaging, surgical recommendations, and future care needs

04

Lost income, work restrictions, permanent impairment, and daily-life impact

05

Deadlines, preservation letters, and early litigation strategy

CASES INCLUDE

Collisions this firm takes.

This section’s label changes by practice area — cases, injuries, conditions or harms.

01

Facial scarring

02

Lip injuries

03

Hand injuries

04

Nerve damage

05

Children’s injuries

06

Insurance & property-control disputes

RESULTS IN THIS AREA

What has been recovered
in car accident matters.

TRIAL VERDICT

$1,869,000

Rancho Cucamonga Head-On Collision Verdict

Verdict for cervical disc replacement and carpal tunnel release injuries following a head-on car crash.

POLICY LIMITS

$1,250,000

Tibial Plateau Fracture Settlement

Policy limits settlement for a woman who shattered her tibial plateau after a head-on collision forced her knee into the dashboard.

POLICY LIMITS

$1,250,000

Spine Surgery Settlement

Policy limits settlement for a high-speed rear-end collision resulting in neck and low back surgery.

Results obtained by John Hatch while he was managing attorney at Injury Legal Center, P.C. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

WHY THE HATCH LAW FIRM

Built for serious
injury claims.

John Hatch has resolved more than 400 litigation cases and more than 1,000 pre-litigation cases, with results totalling more than $50,000,000 for injured clients. Those results were obtained while he was managing attorney at Injury Legal Center, P.C., where he started and grew the litigation practice.

01

Liability Proof

We identify what happened, who had control, and what evidence proves responsibility.

02

Medical Causation

We connect the incident to the injuries through records, imaging, treating doctors, and experts.

03

Settlement Leverage

We prepare cases as if they may need to be litigated, mediated, arbitrated, or tried.

FREE CONSULTATION

Talk to a South Orange County injury lawyer.

Tell us what happened and we will review the facts, deadlines, insurance issues, and next steps.

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