Neighbor opened door; German Shepherd lunged out. Settlement in Philadelphia County.

Female neighbor went next-door to hand-over a mis-delivered package. As soon as the neighbor opened the front door, a German Shepherd lunged and bit my client in the face. She was immediately taken by her husband to the ER, but the injury was too complex for them to handle. So they had to go to another hospital with a plastic surgeon on staff, and she was taken right into surgery where they stitched the wound. This dog had had other incidents and because this was incident #3, the judge ordered the dog to be put down. The homeowner’s carrier was not making fair offers, so I filed a lawsuit. Once defense counsel got involved, he was able to convince the carrier to pay way more than they were thinking. An amount that was fair under the circumstances. Often a defense lawyer is able to get things done that an adjuster cannot. And this was one of those times. Very pleasing result.