Sentences with phrase «brought against dog owners»

Not exact matches

The Humane Society of the United States and Missourians for the Protection of Dogs were facing a defamation lawsuit brought against them by Mary Ann Smith, a Missouri puppy - mill owner.

Massachusetts uses strict liability in dog bite cases which is a lower standard of proof, to bring a personal injury claim against the dog's owner.

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.

Non-dog neighbors brought a malicious prosecution and abuse of discretion suit against dog - owning neighbors and their litigation attorney, with the attorney settling with non-dog neighbors for a pretrial amount of $ 17,500 and non-dog owners «lighting» up their neighbors with an award of $ 305,106.04 in economic damages (consisting of attorneys fees paid by non-dog owners to their counsel in the prior proceedings and malicious prosecution suit) and $ 25,000 in economic damages.