Santa Clarita Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

Tennessee's State Senator Rosalind Kurita of Clarksville is looking for accountability. And now she will introduce a bill that will provide that accountability for pet owners. The bill is known as "permissive legislation." In the event of a dog attack the case would go to General Sessions Court. Currently a dog attack case would go before a Circuit Court judge, which would assure a fine of $50...

In 2007, Texas House Bill 1411 was passed making it a misdemeanor to chain a dog overnight, in extreme weather, or for more than three consecutive hours. That is a start. Now, the City Council of Fort Worth has improved on that law and has banned chaining dogs in front and back yards, period. The cost to anyone violating this law is a $500 fine for the first offense. If that does not get the...

The law protects dog owners' rights as much as it tries to ensure public safety. Accordingly, the county Animal Services Department will not remove your dog just because someone merely thinks the dog is vicious. Dr. Nancy Matthews, a 47-year-old Valley Center equine veterinarian, says she suffered as a result. In November 2006, Dr. Matthews was with her two sons, 8 and 11-years old when she was...

After 7-year-old Ethan Westergard, was attacked by a pit bull mix, the owner told conflicting stories to authorities as to the dogs whereabouts. As a result, she now faces criminal charges. This case has also exposed shortcomings in the way animals are supposed to be quarantined for the purposes of rabies testing. Initally the owner said the dog was dead and buried. However, when authorities...

While on duty in the early hours of January 1, 2008, Officer Jada Burgin was bitten by the dog. The dog bite occured due to the fact that the dog's owner failed to control his dog at the time of the incident. The officer was responding to a call pertaining to James Powell and his sister Jamie Powell. It had been reported that they were yelling at each other. When the police arrived on the...

So how is Switzerland handling the dog bite issue? Well, to begin with they want people to be responsible for any damages their dog(s) do to others. Under a draft law, dog owners would also have to take out mandatory insurance. Great idea.Switzerland is currently dealing with approximately 300 dog attacks on people by dogs each and every year. The justice ministry would like to ensure that...

When Scott Saterbo heard screams coming from his neighbor's yard, he ran to assist Greg Young who was being viciously attacked by a large pit bull. Saterbo beat the pit bull off Young with a shovel and is sure that if he had not done so, Young would not have lived. How brave is the 19 year-old Saterbo.Young, who works for Suburban Propane, was on a service call at the house. By the time Saterbo...

Everyone's nightmare came to a South Austin woman's front door on November 11. When she heard a knock on her door, she opened it only to find a stranger who forced his way inside her home and pinned her against a wall. Once he had her pinned against the wall, he put a hunting knife to her throat. " The woman did not know the man, but he made a comment to her about her boyfriend, who had just...

It has been said that the owner of a pit bull that attacked an innocent family took every precaution to keep the dog on his property. It has also been said that the pit bull found a low spot in the fence. At the risk of sounding harsh, if every precaution had actually been taken, the dog should not have been able to escape through a "low point" in the fence. In fact, there should not have been...

In Livermore, California residents voted 34-19 to adopt an ordinance that will put restrictions on dogs that are declared to be dangerous by the court. The liability insurance required to own what is concidered to be a dangerous dog would be $300,000. The ordinance is stricter than the current state law in several areas. This ordinance is not breed specific, but does include attacks on...

Can you imagine taking your toddler to the beach on Mother's day only to have your baby attacked by a Rottweiler. It really makes you wonder what an adult is thinking to allow a Rottweiler to run free in public.The incident took place in Hawaii on Mother's day of 2005. The little boy, Keeton Manguso, was just 30 months old o weighed only 24 pounds at the time of the incident. He was bitten on...

The mother of a 2-year-old little boy was sleeping on the couch in her home while her toddler was left on the floor with a pit bull dog!!! According to a witness, the child tripped over a shirt, which must have startled the dog. The dog attacked, biting the child's face.The wound started in the middle of the child's forehead and went between his eyes and down his face, according to the police. ...

You just can't be too safe. A few days ago our website had a story about a previously non-aggressive labrador that bit a toddler in the face. A labrador! Who knew that would happen. This scienaro, however, is unfortunately all too common: On Saturday night a woman was visiting a friend in Austin, Texas. She was in the backyard of her friends home when a normally non-aggressive 3 year-old pit...

Valdovinos got her 7 year old Australian shepherd named Breeze when she was just a puppy. This past August, she said, Breeze broke free of her chain (personally, I am wondering why she has her dog chained to begin with. Not much of a life for the poor animal). When Breeze broke free of her chain she ran toward a man walking his dog. Not surprisingly, the man felt he and his dog were about to be...

Michael Stuart, 52, of Aberdeen, Scotland, was helping a hospitalized friend out by watching his dog, an Alsatian a.k.a. German Shepard. He took the friend's dog out for a walk when a passer-by a man walked by Stuart and the dog at a brisk pace. What happened next was most unfortunate; the dog took flight as the victim walked by and bit him in the groin, of all places. As a result of the...