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Pit bull liability

December 23, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bull liability

•  Dogs Trust, after initially insuring XL Bullies, breaks trust with insurees

•  L.A. Animal Services’ pays $31.85 million to victims of shelter dog attacks

•  Fatal dog attack in Miami Gardens echoes $21.5 million case in King County

•  $21.5 million settlement from negligent county to jogger mauled by pit bull

•  Jury orders L.A. Animal Services to pay $6.8 million to mauled volunteer

• Courts reject suing landlords for attacks by dogs kept by indigent tenants

• “Stand your ground” fails in both iguana case & pit bull attacks

• Dog Bite Prevention Week: payouts for dog attacks up 21% in three years

• Hero of pit bull attack paid much higher price than convicted owners

• Dog attacks on babies double, but State Farm hails fewer claims

• Montgomery County to pay $3.5 million to survivors of Klonda Richey

• Landlord to appeal $2.5 million award to pit bull attack survivors

• $4.25 million award for pit bull attack––and the victim may see some of the money

• Allstate “celebrates” Dog Bite Prevention Week with $362,599 payout

• Insuring pit bulls, State Farm pays out double the norm for dog attacks

• Georgia Supreme Court rules for pit bull attack victim

• $37 million verdict ups the ante for pit bull attacks

• Eight facing trial in death by dog cases

• Judge marks “Dog Bite Prevention Week” with $100 million award to pit bull victim

• Entire PetSmart Charities staff gets the boot––How much did dog attack liability have to do with it?

• Did ASPCA discover certifying SAFER dog screening might be dangerous?

• Raw milk,  pit bulls,  exotics & chicken poop

• “Punishing the deed” costs twice as much as banning dogs of fighting breed

Beth & Merritt Clifton

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Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dog health, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: ASPCA, Dog Bite Prevention Week, Merritt Clifton, PetSmart Charities, SAFER test

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