Bed Bug Injury Attorney in Bronx
The damage caused to humans by bed bugs is beyond belief. If you or a loved one has been bitten by bed bugs in a hotel while on vacation, in a casino, in a college dormitory, at home in an apartment building or anywhere else, you may be entitled to significant money damages. Compensation may be available for medical bills, medications, pain and suffering, lost wages, emotional scaring, physical scarring and even punitive damages if the actions of the property owner were in reckless disregard of the safety of the individuals upon the subject premises. There is no need to just sit back and accept what happened to you or a loved one. Bed bug bites can cause serious injury and must be taken seriously. The bed bug lawyers at The Felicetti Law Firm P.C. can assist you in preparing a bed bug bite claim. From the gathering of required evidence to the proper presentation of the claim to the insurance carrier for the property owner. The bed bug injury lawyers at The Felicetti Law Firm P.C. have ample experience in handling bed bug claims to safeguard the best possible recovery on your behalf.
When do Bed Bugs Bite
Bed bugs are a small, wingless insects that can range in size from a seed to a quarter i
nch. Their color is anywhere from white to red as the bug grows older. Bed bugs are like little vampires that feed only on one thing…the blood of human beings. They are something straight out of a horror movie, however, to the victim of bed bug bites they are very real and serious. The bed bug waits around until it senses the CO2 emissions and body heat of humans. Then usually between the human sleeping hours between 12 midnight and 5:00a.m. bed bugs attack humans by feeding on their blood. This results in marks anywhere you are bitten. Severe attacks result in horrific scars, infection and even hospitalization. A blood infection can develop which if untreated can become life threatening. The psychological damage cause by bug bites can have a lasting toll. The bites themselves may take days to appear and can fade within weeks. In some cases permanent scaring occurs.
Hotels, motels, college dormitories, apartment buildings and other public places provide safe havens for bed bugs. Bed bugs gravitate to places where people come and go on a frequent, ongoing basis. As such, most bet bug attacks seem to take place in hotel and similar properties. Property owners and managers must be diligent in keeping premises free of bed bugs or else risk patrons being bitten. It is all too common for hotels and other establishments to hide the fact that bed bugs have been found at their facilities. Fearing bad “on line reviews” or other similar backlash, property owners frequently try to hide or cover up the presence of bed bug biting incidents. This often leads to more occurrences of people getting bit by bed bugs at those same facilities.
Contact our Bed Bug Lawyers Today for a Free Consultation
If you or a loved one has experienced such an episode of bed bug bites contact The Felicetti Law Firm P.C. immediately to set up a free, no obligation consultation. This can be done at our offices, over the telephone or even over the internet via Skype or similar program. Our law firm has attorneys licensed to practice law in multiple states, including Florida and New York. We are able to represent victims of bed bug injuries across the United States because of the corporate structure of hotels as well as the implementation of local attorneys. The ability to handle cases occurring in a variety of states enables our attorneys to gain detailed information concerning how hotel chains are addressing (or not addressing) the problem of bed bugs.
All our cases are handled on a No Recovery – No Fee basis.
You do not owe us anything if we do not win money on your behalf.
Call us now at (305) 998 7000.