Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• A Dog Attacks and The Victim Pays

  Susy Owen | March 08, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Sara Weidenhaft did nothing more than lean into a vehicle to hug the driver, when a dog that she didn't even know was there, attacked her face destroying her lips. She is now haunted by that day and stared at by what seems like everyone. To date she has had five surgeries in an attempt to repair the damage. It was only after experiencing that dog attack she found out that a dog's owner is not...

• Man Looses Hand In Pit Bull Attack

  IB Contributor | February 15, 2007 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Pair of dogs viciously attack 59 year old man.Two pit bull dogs ripped apart a man's left hand and badly mauled his right arm before bystanders were able to beat the dogs away in Memphis, Tennessee this week, according to an Associated Press report. Doctors had to amputate the man's left hand. They saved his right."I couldn't believe I wasn't dead," James Chapple said from his hospital bed. "I...

• Dog Attacks

  Susy Owen | February 14, 2007 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Another dog attack in England. This time it was the vicious attack of a 16 year-old girl who was a student and was on campus at the time of the incident. Emily Scott is studying for a national diploma in animal care. The dog that attacked her was destroyed at the scene. It is believed that the Emily was attempting to clean out the dog's cage at the time of the incident in Myerscough College. She...

• Swimming Pool Hazards: Is your Pool Accident Prone?

  Edward Smith | February 01, 2007 2:52 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Do you have access to a swimming pool? Are you a regular user of the pool? Or do you own one? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then you ought to pay heed to the swimming pool hazards that disguise themselves in every part of the pool. Most of the equipments related to the pool can become a potential source of danger-whether it is the all-important diving board, or the lack of...

• Parents Sue Over Dog Bite

  Christina Cole | January 31, 2007 7:55 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Parents of an 8-year-old boy are suing a couple whose 3-year-old Jack Russell Terrier bit their son on the face last February, causing a permanent scar they are claiming will require extensive plastic surgery.The civil suit was filed in Berkshire Superior Court on Tuesday against the dog owners, Kathleen and Robert Horne. Their attorney requested a jury trial for the case and they are seeking...

• What was she thinking?

  Laura Mackie | January 29, 2007 1:03 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Recent headlines in the Modesto Bee brought to mind that eternal question "What was this person thinking?" It's a fair question (considering the circumstances), and in actual fact, an experienced litigator should probably ask themselves this question on a fairly regular basis. The incident currently under consideration is a perfect example of tragic results in a situation where poor judgment...

• Vicious Dog Is on the Loose

  Rick Patterson | January 29, 2007 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  No doubt, when you own a dog you become very attached to your pet. The dog is a member of the family and the thought of any harm coming to your dog is difficult to even think about. This may be the case for dog owner Pamela E. Thomas. Although unprovoked, her dog Duke bit two people, he was then classified as vicious and was ordered to be put down or turned into a safe house for the safety of...

• Rottweiler Attacks 3-year-old Girl

  Rick Patterson | January 23, 2007 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  On Monday, in Luce County Circuit Court, Corey Wass pleaded guilty to second-degree child abuse.Iris Wass, who is only 3-years-old, was attacked by a 120 pound Rottweiler. She had cuts and abrasions over 95 percent of her body. At least two of the 11 dog bites went through to the bone. When she arrived at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor she was admitted in critical condition and...

• Boy Mauled By Neighbor's Rottweilers

  IB Contributor | January 21, 2007 7:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A 9-year-old boy is in hospital and in need of plastic surgery after being attacked by three of his neighbor's Rottweilers, that chased him into his home, according to a BBC News report. The dogs, a neighbor's pets, were supposed to be secured in the neighbor's kitchen, but somehow escaped from the house and attacked the boy. The child, who suffered more than a dozen bite wounds to his face,...

• Dog Attack on Yarmouth Beach

  Rick Patterson | January 12, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  In the UK on January 7, 2007, a Norfolk man was walking his dog near Pleasure Beach. While he was walking, another man came towards him walking two bull terriers that were not on leashes. A viscious dog attack took place when one of the terriers attacked the Norfolk man's dog. The scene became increasingly worse when the owner of the dog being attacked tried to save his dog, causing him to be...