We've handled many dog attack cases for both children and adults. (bestattorney.com)
In other words, even though the total payout in dog attack cases increased in 2017, the rate of increase may have been much lower than if the payout reflected that the number of fatal dog attacks rebounded in 2017 to 57 total deaths, 39 by pit bulls. (animals24-7.org)
But the $ 5 million jury award followed many other seven - figure awards in fatal and disfiguring dog attack cases which the victims have been unable to collect either from uninsured dog owners or from insurance companies which have successfully contended that the dog owners voided coverage by violating the terms of their policies. (animals24-7.org)