There is no dog bite case more heartbreaking or more legally significant than when a child is the victim. Children are disproportionately affected by dog attacks, often suffering bites to the face, neck, and hands that result in permanent scarring, nerve damage, and lifelong psychological trauma. Children are smaller than adults, which makes them easy physical targets, and they are naturally curious, often failing to recognize warning signs from an aggressive dog. Tragically, many of these attacks happen in familiar settings such as a friend’s house, a relative’s home, or a neighbor’s yard, places where the child feels completely safe.
A child’s body is still growing, which means a bite that damages facial tissue, nerves, or growth plates can require multiple reconstructive surgeries spread across many years. The emotional impact is equally severe, with many child bite victims developing post-traumatic stress, anxiety around animals, and lasting fear that affects their daily lives, schooling, and social development. When we represent a child who has been bitten, we do not simply calculate current medical bills. We work directly with pediatric surgeons, psychologists, and life-care planners to project the full cost of future treatment, therapy, and emotional support. We pursue damages for pain and suffering, permanent disfigurement, emotional distress, the impact on schooling and social development, and in severe cases, diminished future earning capacity.
Settlements involving children in California require court approval to ensure the child’s best interests are fully protected. We guide families through this entire process, ensuring that settlement funds are carefully structured to support the child’s needs into adulthood, not just today but for decades to come. At Dog Bite LA, we have recovered substantial settlements for child bite victims across Los Angeles. We understand the unique medical, emotional, and legal challenges these cases present, and more importantly, we understand what your child has been through. We refuse to let an insurance company undervalue that trauma.
Was your child attacked by a dog? Call us today. We will fight for the future your child deserves.
