Posts tagged dog

• Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Dog Bites and Attacks

  Serena Hu | June 16, 2010 2:19 PM | 1 CommentValparaiso, South Bend & Gary, IN Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Did you know that dog bites are the second most common childhood injury requiring emergency room care? In fact, the CDC reports that 60% of the 4.7 million people bitten each year are children....

• Academy Of Pediatrics Urges Choking Warning Labels For Certain Foods

  Chrissie Cole | February 22, 2010 1:25 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is urging federal officials to increase efforts to reduce choking deaths among children. Every five days a child chokes to death while eating in the U.S....

• Woman Saves Mail Carrier from Dog Attack

  Chrissie Cole | March 28, 2008 1:11 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A mail carrier suffered several dog bite wounds when a large breed dog pushed open the back gate and attacked her while she was walking up to deliver mail.A neighbor, 77, backing out of her driveway heard the mail carrier screaming and was able to use her car to get the dog to stop attacking the woman, saving her from further injury.I'm so lucky," said the mail carrier, who has been on the job...

• Indiana Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Pit Bull Attack

  Chrissie Cole | February 16, 2008 1:05 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A woman who allegedly unleashed her pit bull to attack a man missed her sentencing hearing, Friday. But, the Lake Superior Court Judge still handed down a six-year prison term.In January she and her co-defendant pleaded guilty to battery, a class C felony that carries a maximum eight year jail term.The incident occurred when a man came to the home to purchase Xanax. An argument ensued and the...

• Family to Sue Police Department Over Dog Bite

  Chrissie Cole | November 19, 2007 2:23 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  The family of a man who suffered a dog bite when he was bit by an Evansville Police Department K-9 during an arrest, is planning to sue the police department.The man, 33, is facing misdemeanor charges for failure to appear and is being held at Vanderburgh County Jail for a parole violation for missing a parole check in meeting.Officials say he jumped out of a window when officers arrived and was...

• Family Labrador Bites Child on Eyelid

  Chrissie Cole | September 25, 2007 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A one-year-old boy suffered a dog bite to his eye, this weekend when the family Labrador turned on him while they were in the backyard, according to Overland Park Police. Neighbors told officials they were shocked that the dog bit the child. The dog has never been a problem or aggressive prior to this incident."I don't expect that out of a lab. I know labs, I know dogs; absolutely not. He's...

• Governor Bit by Dog While Visiting Bloomington Farm

  Christina Cole | June 12, 2007 1:20 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  After unintentionally startling a dog with his Harley-Davidson, Governor Mitch Daniels, was bitten on the leg at a farm outside Bloomington. Thankfully, the dog bite was minor and did not require stitches, said the Governor's spokeswoman.At this time there are no plans to euthanize the dog. The Governor referred to the incident as "just one of those little hazards of traveling through...

• Lawyer Suing Couple for Dog Bite to Nipple

  Christina Cole | May 28, 2007 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A Fort Lauderdale attorney, William R. Cohen, is suing a Boca Raton family for $1 million, because he alleges their dog bit his left nipple and he's experiencing "loss of sexual desire and comfort" from the dog bite.On March 31, Steven Bushouse took his two-year-old Jack Russell terrier to the dog park. The terrier got into an altercation with some of the other dogs at the dog park. According to...

• Dog Owner Facing Charges

  Christina Cole | February 11, 2007 2:11 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Indiana State Law states, when a dog bites, the owner is responsible. Even if the dog is not on the owner's property at the time of the bite and even if the dog owner is unaware, he is still responsible.Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control says "the responsibility ultimately falls on the owner, regardless of what the dog did why he did while off his property at the time of a bite."That is what...

• Supreme Court Refuses Dog-Bite Appeal

  Christina Cole | January 17, 2007 2:04 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  The Supreme Court refused to consider the case of a bystander that suffered a dog bite from a police dog as the officers tried to track down a suspect. Lawyers for the city of Kennewick, Washington, and other officers asked the justices to take the case. Their hope was to overturn lower court rulings that authorities had engaged in an unconstitutional seizure when the dog bit the man.Police were...