Bite to the hand requiring surgery £5000

Instructions were received from the client in relation to a dog bite. The client came to the Defendant’s door to deliver Christmas presents for the Defendant’s foster child. A friend of the family opened the front door and the Defendant’s dog ran out and bit the client on the left hand.

Claimfordogbite.co.uk were instructed to recover the client’s losses as she suffered serious injuries to her left hand which required surgery and physiotherapy for 18 months. The full details of the client’s claim were set out against the Defendant. No response was initially received from the Defendant, so consideration was given to the appropriate steps.

As the Defendant was refusing to engage Court proceedings were issued which resulted in the Defendant promptly admitting liability.

Thereafter, an offer was made by the Defendant in the sum of £5,000.00 which was insufficient. The Defendant was notified of this and they made a further offer in the sum of £10,000.00 which again was too low and rejected.

Claimfordogbite.co.uk continued to progress the claim and obtained medical records, which were considered. Medical evidence was subsequently obtained from a Hand Surgeon who produced evidence in support of her claim and confirmed that the functionality of the client’s hand was reduced.

Meanwhile, the Court proceedings were progressing, and further details were sent to the Court detailing the full extent of the claim to include the client’s financial losses.

The Defendant made an offer of £25,000.00 to settle the claim and following confirmation from Counsel that this was a reasonable amount the claim settled in that amount and the Court proceedings were ended.