Noted Dog Bite Lawyer Jeff Nadrich Comments on Recent Wisconsin Dog Bite Case

According to Nadrich, Most states have some form of strict liability law, and Wisconsin is no exception. In fact, Wisconsin Statute 174.02 stipulates that 'the owner of a dog is liable for the full amount of damages caused by the dog injuring or causing injury to a person, domestic animal or property.' Nadrich further notes that this particular case is still under investigation, and not all of the details have yet come to life. Of course, everyone is innocent until proven guilty, and right now, all we really know is that a woman was injured by two dogs. The police will determine the extent of liability, based on the evidence at hand. According to the ABC report, the 32-year-old victim has undergone surgery for her serious bite wounds. She is expected to make a full recovery, but police say that her prognosis may have been been much worse if not for the "heroic efforts" of her neighbors, who pulled her to safety when the two dogs attacked. "I can't say enough about what those neighbors did. They went toward the danger; they didn't run from it. They went toward to the screams, and they grabbed that woman and pulled her to safety.
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Treating dog bites

Remain motionless (e.g., "be still like a tree") when approached by an unfamiliar dog. If knocked over by a dog, roll into a ball and lie still (e.g., "be still like a log"). Do not play with a dog unless supervised by an adult. Immediately report stray dogs or dogs displaying unusual behavior to an adult. Avoid direct eye contact with a dog. Do not disturb a dog that is sleeping, eating, or caring for puppies. Do not pet a dog without allowing it to see and sniff you first.
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Sometimes, it's a man-bites-dog world

The deputy called for emergency aid, and several officers with the sheriff's department and San Jose police arrived at the scene. At that point, the man continued to be confrontational toward the officers, and stabbed himself three times in the chest, causing injuries not considered life threatening. Officers released the police dog, and the subject "basically assaulted the dog by biting, punching and choking it," Stenderup said. He dropped the knife in the scuffle with the dog and officers were able to move in and take him into custody. One officer suffered unspecified injuries in the takedown. Stenderup said the man is believed to have been under the influence of a controlled substance. He credited officers with taking the subject into custody without further injury. "If anything, we are very proud of our deputies for showing the restraint they did," he said.
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Barbara Kay: Dog bites man — again and again

Explosive, unpredictable aggression can emerge in pit bulls as young as four months. Bad owners may exacerbate pit bulls inherited traits, but even ideal owners cannot eliminate or reliably control them. In his continually updated Clifton Report, available online, Animal People editor Merritt Clifton publishes tallied of serious human damage maulings, maimings and fatalities by dogs tallied by breed. (He has been tracking such data since the early 1980s.) According to these numbers, derived from Centers for Disease Control and police reports, amongst other sources, pit-bull-type dogs represent 3000% of the actuarial risk of more typical breeds. Rottweilers represent 2000%, and to show the disproportion German Shepherds, the third highest-risk breed, represent only 300% average risk. Since 1982, pit bulls have killed 259 of the 511 North American victims of fatal dog attacks In fact, Farmers Group Insurance in California recently stopped liability coverage for pit bulls and Rottweilers (and wolf hybrids). Tellingly, the number of attacks and the amount of payout has doubled in those jurisdictions that like Calgary refuse to enact breed selective legislation. Before http://dogfriendlydirectory.com/?p=97 the late 20th century proliferation of pit bulls into the dog population, no other breed had ever killed or maimed humans in numbers that come even remotely close to those killed by pit bull type dogs.
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