Indiana updates in category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

I recently read in the paper a tragic story about a boy who died when garage door that was propped up by a board fell and pinned the boy's neck undereath. Apparently, the boy suffocated before he...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Many states differ on when a landowner may be held liable for negligent or inadequate security. Crime victims may be subjected to rape, sexual assault, murdern, or shooting. Propert owners have a legal duty to provide a reasonable safe premises for customers and the public. Indiana law requires landowners to take steps to prevent reasonably foreseeable acts of third-parties when they know or...

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Indianapolis - Amaya Hess, the toddler attacked by a pit bull earlier this year, had surgery Monday to fix a feeding tube. It was the latest step in her long road to recovery following the near fatal attack.For the first time since the incident, the owner of the dog that attacked Amaya faced a judge.Mark Hamilton wasn't home when the dog attacked the two-year-old. But as owner of the dog, he's...

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, nearly 2% of the U.S. population is bitten by a dog each year. This translates to nearly 5 million dog bite victims per year, most of whom are children. In a 10-year period, the number of dogs rose by 2%, while the number of bites increased by 33%. About 1,000 dog bite victims arrive in hospital emergency rooms per...

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