In Drake v. Dean (1993) 15 Cal.App.4 th 915, 19 Cal.Rptr.2 d 325, the Court of Appeal upheld
liability against a dog owner for injuries caused when the dog jumped on plaintiff and knocked her to the ground.
Not exact matches
We also work with insurance companies that do not discriminate
against certain breeds of
dog to provide home
owner's and
dog liability policies.
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 are injured by a
dog on the
dog owner's property, you may be able to make a claim
against the
dog owner under the Occupiers
Liability Act.
In situations where a
dog bite results in serious injury or death, the injured party or his or her relatives can file a strict
liability claim
against the animal's
owner.
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.
Ordinarily,
dog bite cases in Massachusetts will be
against the
owner of the
dog under strict
liability principles pursuant to Massachusetts law.
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.