Personal Injury from a Dog Bite
The owner of a dog is liable for the actions of their dog. If you have been bitten by a dog in the Netherlands, you can hold the dog’s owner liable under Dutch law. Make sure you know who the dog’s owner is.
A dog bite can be dangerous, so ensure you receive proper medical treatment.
Claiming Damages for a Dog Bite
You can have the dog’s owner held liable by your personal injury lawyer. Letselschadevordering.nl can help you with this. Contact us directly to discuss your damages free of charge by phone.
First of all, you are naturally entitled to reimbursement for everything you have paid out of pocket. Such as travel expenses (fuel and car costs), personal contributions to medical costs, medicines, other medical costs, damaged clothing, other material damages, etcetera.
If, as a result of the dog bite, you are limited in performing household tasks, you are entitled to compensation for domestic help. The Personal Injury Council advises a rate of €9.50 per hour. If you incur higher costs, you can provide evidence of greater damage. The help can also be provided by family or friends. It is not necessary to provide receipts.
Depending on the duration and severity of the injury, you are entitled to pain and suffering compensation (smartengeld). Pain and suffering compensation is compensation for non-material damages. This includes pain, scars, or no longer being able to pursue hobbies. Do you want to calculate your pain and suffering compensation? Use our tool and calculate the pain and suffering compensation yourself.
Can you no longer perform your chores in and around the house as a result of the dog bite? Then you are entitled to compensation for loss of self-reliance. Do you want to calculate your loss of self-reliance? Then use our handy tool. This tool uses the guidelines of the Personal Injury Council).
What does a personal injury lawyer cost?
Your lawyer from Letselschadevordering.nl costs you nothing. The lawyer will confirm in writing that all costs will be recovered from the liable insurer. These costs will not be recovered from you. That’s clear. That’s fair.
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