Anyone can become a victim of a dog bite if a dog’s owner fails to appropriately restrain and control the animal. An ordinary day can become tragic if you encounter an aggressive or scared dog. You may be walking through your neighborhood in Bismarck, visiting someone’s home, or doing your job, and before you know it, you end up with injuries that can last a lifetime.
Importantly, the physical damage from a dog attack goes far beyond the initial wound. Victims face infections, nerve damage, permanent scarring, and disfigurement. Children, in particular, often carry psychological trauma that affects them for years.
At the same time that you are dealing with all of this, your medical bills pile up, you miss work, and you are stuck dealing with the dog’s owner or their insurance company.
You shouldn’t have to handle this alone. At Lowe Law Group, we handle the complete scope of dog bite cases. Our clients come to us because they know someone’s negligence put them in danger, but proving that case and winning fair compensation requires legal and medical expertise that most people don’t have.
Dog bites happen frequently in North Dakota, including here in Bismarck. The combination of rural areas where dogs roam more freely and urban neighborhoods where leash laws aren’t always followed creates ongoing risk.
Many of these attacks are preventable. They happen because owners ignore warning signs, fail to control aggressive animals, or don’t secure their property adequately. Dog owners and their insurance carriers will fight hard to avoid responsibility. They’ll claim provocation, minimize injuries, or argue their dog has never shown aggression before.
At the Low Law Group, we counter every one of these tactics. If a dog injured you or someone you love in Bismarck or anywhere in North Dakota, you deserve experienced legal representation that understands both the law and the injuries you’re facing.
Schedule a free case evaluation with a Bismarck dog bite attorney today.
North Dakota law requires dog owners to control their animals and prevent them from causing harm. When they don’t meet this responsibility, bite victims suffer the consequences.
Dog attacks in Bismarck follow predictable patterns, and most could have been prevented if owners had acted responsibly. Understanding the cause of a dog attack can help you and your legal team identify who should be held liable for the circumstances.
Many bites occur when people visit someone’s home or property, whether they are visiting as a guest, a contractor, or a technician. Perhaps you have been invited to a backyard BBQ in the summer, and you encounter an unrestrained dog. You may be delivering a package or making a repair, and the resident has failed to secure their dog (or dogs) before you arrive.
Sometimes, this oversight is because the owner thinks of their dog as friendly, and therefore ignores the signs of aggression until it’s too late. Other times, the problem arises because the owner has not implemented appropriate safety measures, like a leash, an appropriately sized dog fence, or even a muzzle.
These accidents are not always straightforward. They may involve a single homeowner and their single uncontrolled dog, or they may very well involve:
Each of these scenarios has its own legal implications, and a Bismarck personal injury attorney can help you determine who bore the legal liability of preventing the attack in the first place.
Bismarck has clear leash requirements, but not every owner follows them. Dog owners are required to keep their dogs on a leash no longer than 6 feet in public. Recent changes to the leash law are as follows:
Dogs running loose in parks, neighborhoods, or public spaces create danger for everyone. When an unleashed dog attacks, the owner’s violation of leash laws strengthens your case significantly.
People doing their jobs face heightened risk. Mail carriers, delivery drivers, utility workers, and home service professionals encounter dogs regularly. Owners who don’t secure animals before scheduled deliveries or ignore repeated warnings from workers are creating dangerous conditions.
Children are especially vulnerable, and the results of a dog attack on a child can be traumatic and devastating.
Children often don’t recognize warning signs of aggression in a dog. Kids also move quickly in ways that can trigger an animal’s predatory instincts, and their size puts them at greater risk of facial injuries. Dogs that haven’t been socialized around children or have shown food aggression, territorial behavior, or past aggressive incidents should never have unsupervised access to kids.
It is the responsibility of a dog owner to appropriately confine their pets. Broken fences, unlocked gates, weakened chains, or doors left open; these failures in containment lead directly to attacks. If an owner knows their containment system is failing and doesn’t fix it, they’re gambling with public safety. This may also fall under premises liability laws.
The thread connecting all these scenarios is owner negligence. Dogs don’t attack randomly. Owners who ignore aggressive behavior, violate leash laws, or fail to secure their animals are responsible when their negligence results in your injury.
Dog bite injuries are severe and complex. The force of a dog’s jaw can cause traumatic injuries to every part of the body, and these injuries are rarely limited to one part of the body. Dogs can crush bones, tear muscles, sever nerves, and rip soft tissue. A dog’s mouth is also full of germs and bacteria, which means that a bite wound creates multiple layers of harm.
Some immediate physical injuries include:
Secondary medical complications may include:
Victims often face psychological trauma from the attack, as well:
Additional long-term consequences include:
This is where a comprehensive medical evaluation becomes essential. Dr. Andrew Georgi, our Medical Director, assesses the full scope of bite injuries, including complications that might not be immediately apparent. His evaluation helps us document not just what happened, but what you’ll face during recovery and beyond. This medical foundation strengthens every aspect of your case.
North Dakota takes dog attacks seriously. The law holds owners accountable when their animals injure people, and in most cases, you don’t need to prove the owner knew their dog was dangerous.
In Bismarck, a dog owner is not automatically liable for damages caused by their dog, if it is the first time their dog has bitten someone. However, if the dog has already bitten someone, then the owner can be held responsible for the bite.
Even if you were a dog’s first victim, you may still be able to get compensation for your injuries, if your legal team can prove that the owner, as a reasonable person, should have known that their dog was potentially dangerous.
These are some signs that may show that the owner knew their dog was dangerous and failed to keep you safe:
Some situations require additional legal strategies for proving fault.
Negligence claims apply when owner carelessness led to the attack, such as violating leash laws, ignoring local ordinances, or failing to secure a dog with known aggressive behavior.
Premises liability comes into play when property conditions contributed to the attack, such as broken fences, inadequate containment, or failure to warn visitors about an aggressive dog
Insurance adjusters will minimize your injuries if given the chance. They’ll claim the scars aren’t that bad, the psychological trauma is exaggerated, or you’ve received more treatment than necessary.
We document every aspect of your medical reality to strengthen your case. That includes:
When a Bismarck dog attack changes your life, North Dakota law allows you to recover compensation for every way you’ve been harmed. We don’t think of this as a windfall, because it’s not about making money off of a tragedy. Rather, it’s about making you whole again after someone’s negligence changes your life.
You are entitled to compensation for medical expenses, including those you will spend in the future because of your injuries. Typical examples are:
If your injuries kept you out of work or limited your ability to earn, you can recover:
These damages address the non-economic impact of your injuries:
Depending on your circumstances, you may also recover:
Understanding North Dakota’s legal requirements helps you protect your right to compensation. First, it is important to understand the legal
North Dakota gives you six years from the date of the attack to file a lawsuit. This is one of the longest statutes of limitations in the country, but waiting carries serious risks. Evidence gets harder to collect as time goes by, especially when witnesses forget details, the dog may be sold or relocated, and physical evidence deteriorates.
The longer you wait, the easier it is for insurance companies to claim that your injuries aren’t related to the attack.
Most importantly, waiting too long means that you are forced to suffer without compensation. Why wait years to pursue money that could help you rebuild your life now?
North Dakota follows the legal concept of modified comparative fault. If you’re partially at fault for the attack, for instance, if you ignored clear “Beware of Dog” signs and entered a secured area anyway, your compensation is reduced by your percentage of fault.
If you are 50% or more at fault, you can’t recover anything. Insurance companies will try to take advantage of this rule by inflating your fault percentage. They may claim that you provoked the dog, that you should have seen the danger, or that you weren’t paying enough attention to your surroundings.
At the Lowe Law Group, we counter these arguments with evidence that shows the owner’s negligence, not your behavior, caused the attack.
The Lowe Law Group is ready to stand by your side and support you throughout your legal case. It can take years or even a lifetime to recover from a dog attack, especially when you consider the seriousness of dog bite injuries and their long-lasting psychological impact.
The reasons for choosing the Lowe Law Group are plentiful.
Seek medical attention immediately, even for wounds that seem minor. Dog bites carry high infection risk and need professional cleaning and treatment.
Report the attack to local animal control and police. Document everything: Photograph your injuries, get the dog owner’s contact and insurance information, and collect contact information from witnesses. Then contact an experienced dog bite attorney before speaking with any insurance company.
Property owners have a duty to control their animals around their guests and visitors. If you were lawfully on the property, as an invited guest, delivery person, or service provider, the owner is liable for injuries their dog caused. They can’t escape responsibility by claiming you should have known about the dog.
Yes. If a dog bite occurred during your employment, you may have both a workers’ compensation claim against your employer and a personal injury claim against the dog’s owner. These are separate legal actions with different rules and potential compensation. An experienced attorney can help you pursue both.
Case value depends on the severity of your injuries, the extent of scarring or disfigurement, your medical expenses, how much work you’ve missed, whether you’ll need future treatment, the psychological impact of the attack, and the strength of evidence against the dog owner. We can provide a realistic evaluation during your free consultation.
That decision is made by animal control or local authorities based on public safety concerns, not by your civil lawsuit. Your case seeks financial compensation for your injuries; it’s a separate matter from any criminal or administrative action against the dog or owner.
It may be worth filing a claim if the dog bite caused significant medical expenses, scarring, infection, missed work, emotional trauma, or lasting injuries. A lawyer can review the circumstances, explain liability issues, and help you seek compensation if another party is legally responsible.
If a dog attacked you or someone you love in Bismarck or anywhere in North Dakota, you deserve compensation for your medical expenses, lost income, scarring, and the trauma you’ve experienced. You shouldn’t face dog owners and their insurance companies without experienced legal representation.
When you contact Lowe Law Group, we’ll listen to you to learn what happened and how the attack has changed your life. We’ll also:
This consultation is free. There’s no obligation. We’ll tell you directly whether we believe you have a case worth pursuing
You’ve already suffered because of someone else’s negligence. Don’t let the dog owner or their insurance company make you fight for what you deserve on your own. We handle the legal battle while you focus on healing and moving forward.
Your priority now is to heal. Ours is to win your case. Here’s our 3-Step Approach:
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Our team handles everything: the legal process, gathering paperwork, reviewing your medical treatment, and more.
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