Sentences with phrase «attack against a dog owner»

If you file a personal injury lawsuit after a dog attack against a dog owner who has no job or other assets (such as a home or car), you may not ultimately recover any money from the dog owner.

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The bill targeted specific breeds of dog, running against much of the advice about dog behaviour, which found it was the actions of the owner, rather than the type of dog, which best predicts potential attacks.

This was due to the response of the owners of the attacking dog, who in some cases used verbal abuse against blind & partially sighted people, some appeared to be under the influence of drink or drugs and in one case the owner of an aggressive dog laughed at a guide dog owner during an attack on his guide dog.

On 19 January 2012, Evans revealed that he had been attacked by a dog which left a one - inch scar on his middle finger as he called on the government to take action against irresponsible dog owners.

2) No charges against the pit bull owner after woman received 34 staples to her head after after two pit bulls attacked her and her dog during an early - morning walk.

Representing bereaved mother Serena Clinton, retired Tyler district judge Cynthia Stevens Kent in September 2010 won the Texas record jury award in a dog attack case of $ 7 million against pit bull owners Rick and Christi George of Leveritt's Chapel in Rusk County.

Both Lockwood and Fletcher said the public's best protection against attacks from pit bulls and other potentially dangerous breeds is strong «vicious - dog ordinances» that slap owners with hefty fines and, in some cases, criminal penalties.

In a cruel bit of irony, it was announced earlier this week that no charges would be filed against the owner of the dog whose fatal attack spurred Montreal's pit bull regulations.

The newly proposed bill would make such an attack a first degree felony against the dog owner.

California state law holds the owner of a dog responsible for any attack the dog makes against a person who is in a public place or lawfully on private property.

Do not give any recorded statements regarding the attack, as the dog owner's insurance company may use any of your statements against you in later negotiations or litigation.

The outcome of a vicarious liability claim against an employer of a dog owner in a recent Maine dog bite injury lawsuit hinged on whether the employee was acting in the course and scope of employment at the time the dog attacked.

If you were bitten or attacked and you believe it was because the dog's handler or the private property owner was negligent in controlling the dog, you may have the right to bring a negligence - based claim against that individual.

We can help you seek damages against a dog owner if either you or a loved one were hurt because an animal unexpectedly and viciously attacked.

The attorneys at Breakstone, White & Gluck have decades of experience handling dog bite and animal attacks, not just against the owners of the animals, but also against negligent property owners under theories of premises liability.