California Dog Bite Law Landlord Liability Proving up a case against under California dog bite law landlord liability rules for a tenant's dog who bites another may be difficult. Such cases require knowledge of the law to plead the complaint and a factual...
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California Dog Breeder Law and Dog Bites
California Dog Breeder Law and Dog Bites What to know under California dog breeder law and dog bites. You are a dog breeder or stud out your pet dog you may be liable for money damages even if your dog is in someone's possession. For example: You take your male dog to...
Stray Dog Bites
Stray Dog Bites What are your legal rights when a stray dog bites? In California a doctor came to the rescue of an injured dog in the street and was bit by it while providing care to it. The vet rule was not a bar to a claim under the California Dog Bite Statute nor...
Dog Bites Leash Laws Vicious Dogs: Negligence Per Se Claims
Dog Bites Leash Laws Vicious Dogs Vicious dogs cause dog bites when their owners violate leash laws. California Evidence Code section 669 is used to plead a theory of recovery for money damages in a complaint for negligence per se claims: For dog bites where leash...
Dog Bite Injury: Dog Bite Case and Its Waiver in Contract
Dog Bite Injury: Dog Bite Case and Its Waiver in Contract Dog bite injury in a dog bite case and its waiver in contract will act as a bar under an assumption of risk defense such as the vet rule. For instance, you are a vet and a dog owner’s dog bites you while you...
The Veterinarian Rule: In California – Not A Bar to Common Law Strict Liability
California Dog Bite Law: The Veterinarian Rule The Veterinarian Rule is applied in some states including California. Now in California dog bite law, the veterinarian rule is a defense under primary assumption of risk to a theory of recovery based on the California Dog...
Dog Biting Laws: Separating Fighting Dogs
Dog Biting Laws: Separating Fighting Dogs Dog biting laws permit meritorious dogbite claims where an injury is caused by separating fighting dogs. Perhaps your dog is attacked by another dog and you have to rescue your pet and separate them and you get bit in the...
Dog Bite Attorneys: I Am A Dog, Beware My Fangs!
Dog Bite Attorneys: What is a Dog Bite? Calling all dog bite attorneys, a dog bite just isn’t fangs in flesh but can be any dogbite that causes an injury even if the fangs never touch the skin. For example you're standing on your ladder in your yard picking fruit out...
Dog Bite Complaints & Damages
Dog Bite Complaints & Damages Dog Bite complaints & damages should include the types of damages listed here: medical expenses in the past and future; physical pain in the past and future; mental anguish in the past and future; disfigurement in the past and...
Dog Bite Lawsuits and Punitive Damages
Dog Bite Lawsuits and Punitive Damages Dog bite lawsuits and punitive damages also known as exemplary damages may be appropriate in certain dog bite lawsuits.In pleading this allegation it should be fact specific for maliciousness, oppression and fraud. By way of...