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If someone went to a house to perform work, and was bitten by the property-owners dog, can a claim be filed?

April 26, 2017bitten claim dog filed House perform property-owner

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If someone went to a house to perform work, and was bitten by the property-owners dog, can a claim be filed?

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In most cases, if someone is asked into a house (or onto property) to perform work for someone else, the person who owns the property has a legal responsibility to take reasonable efforts to protect everyone from injury. Thus, if the person has a pet, the person might be responsible for keeping the pet away from others, or at least warning others of the presence of the animal. Note that the injured person may also have a workers’ compensation claim against his/her employer.