I Was Bit By A Dog While On An Amazon Prime Delivery

With over 275,000 drivers across the country, Amazon Prime is in almost every neighborhood in every city daily. These hardworking team members deliver over 10 million packages each year to houses, condos, businesses, and apartments. As you might expect, some delivery drivers encounter challenges while working, including traffic issues, weather complications, and loose animals, resulting in bite injuries. Fortunately, if you are an Amazon Prime driver who suffered a dog bite while on a delivery, there are programs in place to help you cover the cost of your medical bills and other expenses.

California is proud to provide workers with one of the country’s most robust workers’ compensation programs. And thanks to the passing of Prop 22, Amazon Prime delivery drivers are now covered under this exceptional program. If an Amazon Prime driver sustains any injury while on the job, including a dog bite, while making a delivery, they can open a claim with workers comp to assist them in covering medical bills and a portion of their lost income. However, it is critical for these victims of a workplace dog bite to understand that they could have other options to secure additional compensation via a dog bite injury lawsuit.

If you were recently the victim of a dog bite while making an Amazon Prime delivery, please know that the caring and dedicated staff at Kenmore Law Group is here to assist you in getting the compensation and benefits you deserve to cover your losses and expenses due to the dog bite incident. Our experts can be reached 24/7 to provide the answers and legal guidance needed to successfully navigate the hardships created when you are hurt on the job and might not be able to work until you are fully healed.

In addition, the staff at Kenmore Law Group is ready to assist you in booking your free consultation with a seasoned dog bite injury lawyer to evaluate the legal merit of your claim and explain if you have grounds for a dog bite injury lawsuit. Then, the choice is yours: open a workers comp claim, pursue a lawsuit, or both, in some instances. Rest assured, you will never be pressured in one direction or another, nor will you be obligated to hire Kenmore Law Group to handle these legal matters. Please get in touch with our staff today to learn more about these options and the time limits to take action to ensure you get the total compensation owed to you.

Any Dog Bite Can Be Life-Threatening
Most people are unaware that all dogs carry bacteria in their saliva that is harmful to humans. Even a dog in perfect health has bacteria that can cause a severe or even life-threatening infection if they enter the human body. It only takes a small skin puncture from a single tooth for that saliva to contaminate a dog bite wound and lead to the person suffering a bone or blood infection, cellulitis, strep, or a staph infection.

If you sustain a dog bite while on an Amazon Prime delivery, you must seek a complete medical evaluation of the injury. This is the best way to minimize the safety risks and ensure you get the care you need as swiftly as possible. Then, please reach out to Kenmore Law Group to discuss the facts of the dog bite incident and how to secure the worker’s comp benefits and additional compensation needed to cover your medical expenses and other losses caused by this unfortunate event.

Using Your California Worker’s Compensation Benefits
As an Amazon Prime employee or subcontractor, you are covered by California’s worker’s compensation program. This is one of the most well-funded benefit programs of its kind and covers all workers who suffer an injury while performing the tasks required for their regular jobs. When you suffer a workplace injury, you should report the incident to your employer as quickly as possible and seek the appropriate medical care. In most cases, your employer will contact worker’s comp to notify them of the incident and open the claim on your behalf. However, as the injured employee, you should always verify the claim was opened.

When you seek medical care, tell the care provider you were hurt on the job, and in most instances, they will bill the cost of your care directly to worker’s compensation. The medical care benefit from worker’s comp will pay up to $1M in expenses to care for your workplace injuries. In addition, you could receive up to 66% of your regular weekly earnings if you are unable to work until you have fully recovered. However, you will only receive these benefits if your claim with worker’s compensation is opened within 30 days of the dog bite injury incident. If you wait longer than 30 days to open the claim, you will receive no benefits.

Can I File A Dog Bite Injury Lawsuit?
Most of the Amazon Prime delivery driver dog bite injuries reported involve the dog at the residence where the victim is delivering packages. The dog gets out when the resident opens the door to get their packages, or it jumps a fence and bites the driver. The critical factor is that the dog is not a stray. As long as the victim can identify the dog and its owner, they can explore their options to file a California dog bite injury lawsuit.

In this state, dog owners have strict liability for their dogs. This means that in almost every scenario, the owner is responsible for any harm caused by the dog, such as when it bites an Amazon Prime delivery person. As long as you can identify the dog and owner, you can potentially sue for your losses and expenses caused by the dog bite injuries you suffered. The staff at Kenmore Law Group is here 24/7 to help you understand the process of filing a dog bite injury lawsuit, its potential value, and when you have grounds for a lawsuit. Please reach out to our staff immediately to learn more about taking legal action against the owner of the dog that bit you while you were delivering for Amazon Prime.

How Much Is A Dog Bite Injury Lawsuit Worth?
As the victim of a dog bite injury, you are sure to have many questions and concerns about the expenses and losses you face because of these injuries. While you might know that the owner of the dog is responsible for what happened, you might not understand what items or expenses they can be required to pay for because their dog bit you. In most cases, you can seek several allowable costs and losses that include:

• All current and future medical expenses related to the care of your dog bite injuries and any rehabilitation that is needed to make a complete recovery
• The replacement cost of any personal property that was damaged or destroyed in the dog bite incident
• All legal expenses related to the preparation, filing, and litigation of your California dog bite injury lawsuit
• Your lost income if the dog bite injuries prevent you from working at your regular job until you are completely recovered or if you miss work to attend medical care appointments for care of the dog bite wounds
• In cases that involve severe harm and a lengthy recovery time, victims can seek added compensation for their pain and suffering due to the dog bite injuries

Your expert legal team at Kenmore Law Group will assist you in determining which expenses you can include in the compensation for your dog bite injury lawsuit and in gathering the documentation to support these claims. Please get in touch with our staff for more information and begin compiling this critical information for your dog bite injury lawsuit.

How Long Do I Have To File A Dog Bite Injury Lawsuit?
The Statute of Limitations for a personal injury case is two years from the date of the injury incident. If the case is not filed with the court in that time, the victim will lose the right to seek compensation and justice for the harm caused by that dog bite incident. It is also vital for victims of a dog bite injury to understand that very few exceptions grant additional time to file a claim once the Statute of Limitations has expired. Please contact Kenmore Law Group today to discuss your claim and the time needed to prepare and file your dog bite injury lawsuit.

No Added Stress From Upfront Legal Costs
When you hire Kenmore Law Group to handle your Amazon Prime delivery driver dog bite injury lawsuit, we never require any upfront legal fees or other expenses. Instead, we are proud to take on any case with legal merit and only get paid once the case is resolved and you have the compensation that includes funds to cover your losses and expenses. This simple, client-friendly payment policy ensures that all victims of personal injuries such as a workplace dog bite have access to the legal services they need to overcome the hardships caused by someone else’s negligence.

Finally, if the exceptional legal team at Kenmore Law Group fails to win your Amazon Prime delivery driver dog bite injury lawsuit, you owe us nothing for our time and financial investment in your case. Please make time today to contact our dedicated staff to learn more about protecting yourself and your financial future with the assistance of our team, who has decades of experience handling dog bite injury lawsuits.