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• Car and Motorcycle Accidents
• DUI and Criminal Defense
• Big Truck Accidents
• Medical Malpractice
• Serious Injuries:
  Slip and Fall | Dog Bites

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What could happen if my dog bites someone?

A:

As an attorney specializing in dog bites with 38 years of experience, I have seen the devastating effects of these attacks. As a dog owner, you may be strictly liable to the victim for damages including: medical costs, and pain and suffering, regardless of whether this was the first attack. Hospital bills alone can easily range in the thousands of dollars, or more, depending on the severity of the injuries.

If your dog severely injures or kills someone, then the dog will likely be confiscated by animal control and possibly be destroyed after an appeal period of 10 days passes. If the dog was previously declared dangerous by authorities, and it attacked or killed someone, then the owner could face misdemeanor or felony criminal charges.  If the authorities receive a first time report of an attack, then animal control might impound a dog and require the owner to register their dog as a dangerous animal.

For more information:

Dog Bites on The Rise

http://www.meldonlaw.com/faqs/i-was-just-bitten-by-my-neighborrsquos-dognbsp-the-dog-had-never-bitten-anyone-before-is-the-own.cfm

Accident attorney, Jeffrey Meldon, strongly believes that public education is the first step in the prevention of and/or recovery from a serious accident. 

He and his Office take pride in their work, and in results they get for their clients.  

The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is a regional law firm that is located in Gainesville, Florida. They are personal injury lawyers, litigators and trial lawyers that have been working to get accident victims the justice they deserve for over 37 years throughout North Florida and all over Florida. Accidents involving a car crash, truck wreck, and motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian accidents, dog bites, slip and falls and medical malpractice are all included in their practice as accident attorneys.

They have been proudly representing injured victims in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, Daytona Beach, Dunnellon, Palatka, The Villages, and the counties of Alachua, Marion, Columbia, Citrus, Volusia, Sumter, Putnam  and the entire North and Central Florida since 1971.

For more information on how they can help you, or any other question you may have, feel free to contact their office at 1 800 373 8000

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