Dog attacks are a very common occurrence in the United States. In most cases, a person bitten by a dog as the right to be compensated for the attack, including pain and suffering and medical bills.

While the severity of the injury depends on the type of attack, the breed of the dog can have an impact as some breeds are more vicious.

The State of New York addressed Dog Bites with a statue defining dogs as dangerous. This statute defines a “dangerous dog” one that:

Attacks and either injures or kills a person, farm animal, or pet without justification or

Behaves in a way that causes a reasonable person to believe that the dog poses a “serious or unjustified imminent threat of serious physical injury or death.