Dog Attack On 2 Year Old Leads To $850,000 Jury Award
In our last blog post we talked about dog bite prevention noting that serious dog bites are a much more common occurrence than one might realize. As a follow up to that, I just read a tragic story the other day that recounted the experience of a 2 year old boy that was attacked by a dog. It seems that the child and his mother were on a beach in Hawaii on Mother’s Day where another woman had brought her dog. What was most alarming was that this same dog attacked a 4 year old girl at the same beach 5 days later. The woman was subsequently put in jail for 5 days and fined $2,000.
The child suffered multiple bites to the hip, back and arms. He was rescued from the attack by a University of Hawaii football player that resorted to punching the dog in the head.
Two years later a jury took only 3 hours to determine that the owner of the dog was negligent and they awarded the victim over $850,000.
At Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law we are always available to answer your questions regarding serious issues such as this. You can call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-444-5000. We’d be happy to help.
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