The crazy stories of personal injury lawsuits are purely the words of obnoxiousness. I never thought I would be part of the insanity that takes place in those stories. My situation may be another typical, petty complaint against the defendant, but for me it took a great deal of my time and energy. One morning run I was embarrassingly chased by my neighbor’s dog in a quiet Minneapolis neighborhood. The dog bit me on my left calf. I hadn’t thought to tell them until later that night when I decided it would need stitches. I went over to inform them, and they were very unpleasant about the whole ordeal, even accusing me of lying. I had no need to lie, the insurance was covering my stitches and I didn’t need anything from them except an apology. Two days later I receive a letter stating I owe them money due to injuries to their dog! I could not believe this.
After talking with my Minneapolis personal injury attorney I was instructed to get as much evidence of the dog bite. This included the doctor bill including the doctor’s testimony of my wound; letters from co-workers, and additional neighbor testimonies concerning past conflict with these particular neighbors. All this was presented to my Minneapolis personal injury attorney, and was well received with a pat on the back. My lesson learned from this ordeal was to document everything when comes to potential personal injury lawsuits. We ultimately settled in my favor, but the process was way overdone and un-needed.