On behalf of Smith Magram Michaud Colonna, P.C. | Feb 18, 2020 | Animal Bites
An animal bite, no matter the type, is always something that you should take seriously. After the initial bite, you are not out of the dark in terms of danger. When thinking about dog and cat bites, it is easy to make the claim that dog bites are worse. After all,...
On behalf of Smith Magram Michaud Colonna, P.C. | Feb 13, 2020 | Animal Bites
Many people who have suffered a dog bite fear contracting rabies. However, while there may be a chance of rabies infection from an unvaccinated animal, the chances of contracting the virus from a dog bite are actually relatively small because most pet dogs receive the...
On behalf of Smith Magram Michaud Colonna, P.C. | Jan 23, 2019 | Animal Bites
Animal bites are the cause of a significant number of injuries in New Jersey every year. While some countries have high numbers of bites caused by animals like snakes and monkeys, in the United States, most bites come from dogs and cats. An animal bite can cause...
On behalf of Smith Magram Michaud Colonna, P.C. | Apr 13, 2017 | Animal Bites
Online shopping adds convenience to the lives of people in New Jersey and around the counry, but the U.S. Postal Service wants to remind everyone of the importance of restraining their dogs during deliveries. In 2016, there were 6,755 dog attacks on mail carriers,...
On behalf of Smith Magram Michaud Colonna, P.C. | Mar 3, 2017 | Animal Bites
Workers’ compensation benefits are available for people who have suffered a wide range of injures at work. The types of injuries that come to most people’s minds are broken bones or repetitive stress injuries, for example. But virtually any type of injury...
On behalf of Smith Magram Michaud Colonna, P.C. | Nov 2, 2016 | Animal Bites
A dog is an animal, and animals are unpredictable. While most people raise their dogs to be friendly and personable, others raise their dogs to be defensive and vicious. But even when a dog is bred to safely behave around people, it can attack a human. Children are...
On behalf of Smith Magram Michaud Colonna, P.C. | Nov 2, 2016 | Animal Bites
New Jersey pet owners might be surprised to learn that more than 50,000 children under the age of 7 were injured by dog bites in 2014. Young children are more likely to suffer bites to the neck and head because they stand at about the height of a typical dog. Since...
