Recorded Bite Force
The type and mechanism of injury directly affects the legal value of your case. Here’s how this breed’s attack pattern translates to compensation categories.
Unlike most breeds that bite and release, pit bulls often bite and maintain their grip — rotating their heads while holding. This dramatically increases tissue tearing, turning a puncture wound into a severe laceration requiring surgical repair.
Pit bull jaw pressure is sufficient to crush soft tissue in hands, forearms, and lower legs. Crush injuries cause nerve and vessel damage that may not be immediately apparent and can worsen significantly without prompt surgical intervention.
Children and adults alike suffer facial attacks from pit bulls at high rates. Facial disfigurement cases carry significant pain and suffering multipliers well above base medical costs.
Pit bull attacks often involve multiple separate bites before the animal can be separated. Multiple documented bite wounds increase medical specials, document severity, and strengthen cases for substantial non-economic damages.
California §3342 makes prior bite history irrelevant. The first pit bull attack creates full strict liability. The owner cannot escape responsibility by claiming the dog ‘was never aggressive before.’
Permanent visible scarring — especially facial — is valued at a pain-and-suffering multiplier of 3–7× medical specials. We retain plastic surgery experts to document all future treatment costs and permanent impairment.
Dangerous Dog Designation — Punitive Lever
If the dog was previously cited by LA County DACC as dangerous, this designation can support punitive damages. We immediately subpoena all DACC records on the attacking animal.
Some policies attempt to exclude pit bull-related claims. We scrutinize exclusion language, challenge improperly applied exclusions, and identify all alternative coverage layers.
Don’t wait. California has a statute of limitations on personal injury claims. Contact us now for a free, no-obligation consultation.
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