According to a recent webmd article, dogs attack and bite over 4 million Americans every year, half of these attacks are on children between ages 5 and 9. One out of every five of those bites causes an injury that requires medical attention, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Children…
As evidenced by the recent newspaper account, victims of dog bites not only suffer physical injuries, but often suffer long-lasting emotional trauma from the attack. In the article, the writer wrote how, for health reasons, he had been walking during lunch breaks from work. One day while he was walking,…
The common law rule in Georgia does support the traditional theory of liability, i.e., the first bite rule, in determining an owner’s responsibility for a dog bite attack. This common law rule has been codified in Georgia at O.C.G.A. § 51-2-7, which states: A person who owns or keeps a…
As the recent article in the AJC points out, Georgia is the 9th ranked state for one of the largest payouts of the leading insurance company in the nation. It’s also a safe bet that most of the dog attacks in Georgia take place in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area.…
Two women in Oxford, Connecticut were treated at a local hospital after having been attacked by one of their neighbor’s German shepherd. The 37 and 49-year-old victims were taken by ambulance with bite wounds to their arms and legs. A common scenario when dogs attack. Police report that the dog…
Each year, hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance claims is paid out to victims of dog bites. Dogs bite approximately 4.7 million people annually, with children compromising more than half of the total number victims. Nearly 400,000 people receive medical treatment for their wounds and about 16 people die.…
A $200,000 lawsuit has reportedly been filed against a film producer and his wife because their dog allegedly bit a woman on the hand at a hotel in Aspen, Colorado. As a litigation attorney in Atlanta, I’ve seen firsthand the physical pain and emotional anguish dog bites can cause. The…
Sue Gorman was in her home when a neighbor’s pit bill entered through an open patio door and started attacking Ms. Gorman’s two Jack Russell terriers. When Ms. Gorman tried to pull the pit bull off her dogs, the pit bull attacked Ms. Gorman, who suffered multiple bites to her…
As an Atlanta Dog Bite Lawyer, I know that dog bites are a serious public health problem that can inflict considerable physical and emotion damages on victims and their families. Each year, more than 800,000 Americans seek medical treatment for dog bites. Sadly, half of these dog bite victims are…
An article in today’s Atlanta Journal Constitution never mentions legal liability and dog bites, but it highlights owner responsibility none the less. According to Manning, most people believe the danger a dog poses is based on the dog owner’s training and treatment of the animal. Many people still feel that…