Interrogatories take place during a discovery session. A Personal Injury Lawyer in Richmond Hill creates tailored questions, when seeking information from either parties’ witnesses.
What does the plaintiff need to prove?
The plaintiff must produce evidence of the fact that he or she sustained injuries, as a result of the dog bite. The plaintiff must show that the dog’s owner was liable for the pet’s behavior. That would mean showing that the owner did not control the pet canine. Finally, the plaintiff needs to produce evidence of his or her efforts to obtain treatment for the dog bite. The more extensive that treatment, the stronger the plaintiff’s case.
Questions that work to reveal useful facts
• Questions that would come from the defense team:
• What doctors did the victim see?
• How was the victim injured? Was any of the victim’s clothing damaged?
• Where was the victim when he or she got attacked by the biting canine? Had the victim been to that same spot before? What had happened then?
• What was the victim doing during the moments that led up to that attack? Did the victim provoke the owner’s dog?
• Had the victim ever suffered a similar injury from another dog?
• Did the victim have a pet? Was it a pet canine?
• Did the victim lose any income, while recovering from the dog’s bite?
Questions that could come from the plaintiff’s attorney:
What was the breed of the dog that bit the plaintiff?
How much did that same animal/pet weigh? A heavy animal could do a good deal of damage. A thin one would suggest that the owner did not provide proper care for his or her 4-legged friend.
Share some facts about the dog’s history. Did that history include mention of a time when that canine pet attacked and bit some other innocent man or woman?
Who beside the dog’s owner witnessed the attack and the biting incident? Do you have the names for any witnesses? Do you have their address?
What is the name of the dog’s veterinarian? Has that veterinarian seen this particular canine at a scheduled appointment during the past 5 years?
Did you take any action against the pet that attacked you? This question can uncover poor behavior on the part of either the dog’s owner or the target of the canine’s teeth.
What did you do in response to that attack? How did the pet respond to that action?
Did you speak with the dog’s owner, following the attack? That question should show the attitude of that owner, towards those that crossed-paths with the canine pet. It could also demonstrate the extent to which the owner tried to control, or did not try to control the seemingly harmless pet.