It is common for families to have a pet. In fact, millions of households across the country have some sort of household pet. Unfortunately, even the most beloved pet can sometimes behave in a way that is shocking to its owner, leaving an injured party with medical...
Animal Bites
Parents may seek to file a personal injury claim after dog attack
In a society where more than half the population has a family pet or two, it is not uncommon to encounter animals wandering unaccompanied along neighborhood roadways. Whether the animal escapes from their yard or are not properly contained, owners are responsible for...
Wisconsin boy’s dog bite injury caused by pit bull
Physical pain is not the only consequence that occurs when someone is bitten by a dog. Emotional trauma can add to the pain and suffering that occurs when the bite results in serious injury. The lasting physical, emotional and financial damages can be considerable.A...
Wisconsin teen suffers injury after dog attack
An animal attack is not a common event in Wisconsin. A teenage girl has suffered an injury after being attacked by a pit bull as she was in an alley in Milwaukee. A concerned citizen eventually shot the dog which was picked up by Wisconsin animal control. It is not...
Young Wisconsin girl suffers injury from a dog bite
An injury from a dog bite can be serious even life threatening. Dog owners have a responsibility not only for the whereabouts of their animal, but for their medical needs including vaccinations as well. A recent story about a Wisconsin girl that suffered an injury as...
Dog bite causes serious facial injury to 2-year-old boy
It used to be that every dog got one bite. That was literally the wisdom underlying personal injury law relating to dog bites. In Wisconsin and many other states, however, that one-bite approach has given way to laws providing that the owner has absolute liability for...
Pit bull attacks Wisconsin toddler, causing fatal injury
Wisconsin readers may have heard news coverage of a horrific dog attack that has claimed the life of a young child. The case has shocked one Wisconsin community, and has raised a great deal of debate surrounding how best to prevent future attacks leading to injury or...
Wisconsin shopping trip interrupted by dog bite injury
When out shopping with friends, a Wisconsin woman faced an unusual attack. In late July, just after noon, the group of women was out on a shopping trip to a local Macy's department store. As they walked together across a parking lot, a dog jumped out of a parked car...
Pit bull attacks Wisconsin dog walkers; bites cause severe injury
Dog owners are familiar with the wary once-over that dogs give one another when they first meet. A few sniffs, sometimes a bark, even a little lunging is all to be expected. One Wisconsin couple could never have anticipated the confrontation and resulting injury that...