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- Circumstances that make injury or death actionable
- Comparative fault and contributory negligence
- Compensation for Injury to or Death of a Dog
- Cost or market value of the dog
- Dog's pain and suffering
- Further research
- Loss of companionship
- Mental anguish
- Punitive damages
- Sentimental damages
- Veterinary bills
- What our pets mean to us
- A written agreement can protect a transferor
- Adoption Organization Liability for Dog Bites
- Avoiding liability for mistakes and decisions of the board
- How a transferor can protect himself from liability for breach of duty to the new dog owner
- Retaining ownership of a dog when it is placed in another's home
- The legal duties of a transferor
- Beware of the Statute of Limitations
- Frequently asked questions about the statute of limitations
- List of state laws
- Overview
- Special rules for governmental defendants
- Special rules for minors
- Table of state laws
- The danger of interpreting a statute of limitations
- Bodily and Emotional Injuries In Dog Bite Cases
- Emotional injuries in children
- Fear of dogs and the outdoors
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- Scars
- Social effects of a disfiguring injury
- Treatment for bodily injuries
- Treatment for emotional and social injuries
- Types of bodily injuries
- What the parents should watch out for
- Criminal Penalties for a Dog Bite
- Death as first degree murder
- Death as second degree murder
- Defending against criminal charges: case study of People v. Maureen Faibish
- Defending against criminal charges: double jeopardy
- Examples of criminal prosecutions
- Felony conviction for mayhem where an injury is especially serious
- Felony or misdemeanor for injury by dangerous dog
- Felony or misdemeanor for injury by dog trained to fight, attack or kill
- Felony or misdemeanor for using dog as deadly weapon
- Manslaughter resulting from death caused by negligence
- Manslaughter resulting from death during commission of misdemeanor per misdemeanor - manslaughter rule
- Misdemeanor based upon degree of injury caused by attacking dog
- Misdemeanor for destruction of attacking dog needed as evidence
- Misdemeanor to fail to quarantine or produce animal, or give information about animal
- A propensity to attack other dogs means a dog is dangerous to people
- Attacks that resulted in serious injuries but not death
- Canine homicides: July 2006 to present
- Criminal penalties for owners of dangerous dogs
- Dangerous and Vicious Dogs
- Dealing with a dangerous dog as a public nuisance
- Differences between animal control orders and judicial orders
- Footnotes
- Other ways that dogs can be considered dangerous
- Overview
- Regulation of dangerous and vicious dogs
- Serial attacks and rampage attacks
- The Dog Attack Danger Scale
- The meaning of "dangerous" and "vicious"
- The problem with statistics
- Background
- Conclusion
- Dog bite victims need an attorney for "dog court"
- How it works
- Overview
- What's missing from "dog court" rules of procedure
- Assumption of the risk
- Bites and injuries resulting from a dangerous propensity of the attacking dog
- Dog Parks and Liability for Dog Bites
- Guidelines for dog parks
- Negligence liability
- Overview
- Suits against local governments
- Dog bites and electronic pet containment systems
- Electronic Pet Containment and Liability for Dog Bites
- Electronic systems are not always legal
- Manufacturers, distributors and sellers of electronic fences might be liable for some dog bite injuries
- Pet containment systems, generally
- Humane society historically was agent of the state
- Humane Society Liability for Dog Bites
- Modern humane society as "public authority" per governmental tort claims act
- Blueprint for the investigation
- Investigating the Attacking Dog
- Warning! Do not give up!
- When investigation is beneficial
- Further research
- Insurance for landlords
- Landlord Liability for Dog Bites
- Liability for bites by dogs upon adjacent property
- Liability for bites by tenants' dogs upon property owned by the landlord
- Recreational immunity
- City and county law, and how to find it yourself
- How to find out whether the liable person is insured
- Laws of foreign nations
- Legal Rights of Dog Bite Victims in the USA
- More information for parents of injured kids
- Negligence
- Negligence per se for violating a leash law or other animal control law
- One-bite states and mixed dog bite statute states
- Other grounds for liability
- Statutory strict liability states
- The amount of money the victim should receive
- The Basics
- What to do when the dog owner says he's uninsured
- What will happen to the dog
- Who actually pays the damages
- Defending dogs and other animals
- Legal Rights of Rescuers Who Incur Dog Bites
- Self defense when a dog attacks a person
- When a rescuer is injured
- Adoption organization attempts to retain elements of ownership of dogs adopted-out
- Determining ownership for the purpose of affixing legal liability
- Ownership of a Dog
- Ownership v. guardianship
- Transfering ownership of a dog
- A list of the necessary photographs
- Instructions for taking photos on film
- Instructions for the amateur photographer
- Instructions for the professional photographer
- Overview
- Photography in Dog Bite Cases
- The proper format for photographs
- Annuity vs. bank account
- Determining the net settlement
- Evaluating the annuity
- Internal Revenue Code provisions
- Introduction
- Sample structured settlements
- Special Needs Trust
- Structured Settlements in Dog Bite Cases
- The mechanics of a child's structured settlement
- Criticism of the one-bite rule
- Knowledge or "scienter"
- Plea to abolish the "one bite rule"
- The "dangerous propensity"
- The "one bite rule"
- The history of the "one bite rule"
- The One Bite Rule
- Bite
- Biting, swiping and clawing
- Footnotes
- Statutory liability without physical contact
- What Is a "Bite"?
- Cosmetic surgery in the future will NOT be covered by your health insurance
- Steps to protect your rights
- The dog bite victim's right to a lawyer
- The first things to do after being bitten
- The risks of not retaining an attorney
- What To Do After a Dog Bite
- You will NOT have to pay your lawyer "up front"
- You will receive MORE money -- not less -- even after paying the legal fee
- Your lawyer will help you to deal with the dog
- Chaining, being male, and other causes of dog bites
- Factors that determine whether a dog will bite
- Motives to bite
- Provocation: the myth
- The Dog Attack Danger Scale
- Why Dogs Bite People
- Arguments for and against breed specific laws
- Breed bans and dogs that injure other dogs
- Breed specific court rulings
- Breed Specific Laws
- Insurance industry breed bans
- Overview of "breed specific" laws
- Abandonment of dog or cat
- Animal fighting and worrying
- Birds, eggs and nests in cemetery
- Carrying in a vehicle in a cruel manner
- Chicks, rabbits, ducklings, or other fowl as a prize, colored, inadequate food and water
- Cruelty Toward Dogs
- Definitions of terms
- Dog and cat pelts
- Dog fighting
- Failing to provide proper care and attention
- Failing to supply wholesome food and water
- Failure to provide adequate exercise area
- Guide, signal and service dogs
- Limitations for game laws, dangerous animals, medical research
- Maiming, torturing, wounding or killing
- Pet shop cruelty
- Pets as food for humans
- Poisoning any animal
- Police dogs and police horses
- Blunt advice about your future
- Getting sued
- If Your Dog Bites Someone
- In the weeks after the attack
- Report to your insurance company
- Tell the truth about the dog and what happened
- What to do at the scene of the attack
- Homeowner, renter and other insurance
- Insurance for the Dog Owner
- Insurance for veterinary bills ("pet insurance")
- Insurance industry is attempting to exclude dog bites from homeowner coverage
- Other issues that arise under homeowner insurance policies
- Overview - insurance for dog owners
- Solving the insurance crisis facing dog owners
- What to do if you cannot insure your dog
- What to watch out for when buying insurance
- Where to get dog owner liability insurance
- Who is covered under an insurance policy
- Legal Right To Use Service Animals
- Overview
- Penalties for interfering with the use of a service dog
- Penalties for pretending to own or train a service dog
- Types of service animals
- Dealing with hostility
- Defending your dog in "dog court"
- Preventing trouble
- Protect and Defend You and Your Dog
- Your duties toward your dog
- Elements of malpractice
- Litigation forms and other materials for attorneys
- Practical advice
- Proof of malpractice
- Veterinary Malpractice
- What is veterinary malpractice?
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Getting Help
- Question: "A dangerous dog terrorizes my neighborhood! What can I do to stop it?"
- Question: "Can I appeal if I lose my dog bite case?"
- Question: "Can I shoot a dangerous dog?"
- Question: "How can I get compensated in a one-bite state?"
- Question: "How do I find the law in my city, county and state?"
- Question: "How do I get the evidence that I need to prove the dog was vicious?"
- Question: "I have a question about something I got from the Dog Bite Law Bookstore"
- Question: "If I get a lawyer, won't this ruin everything -- take a long time, be expensive, hurt my relationships, and make them put the dog down?"
- Question: "Should I do anything or not?"
- Question: "What and where is the Dog Bite Law Wiki?"
- Question: "What if no lawyer will take my case?"
- Question: "Which are the one-bite states?"
- Canine homicides and the dog bite epidemic: do not confuse them
- Dog bite statistics
- The breeds most likely to kill
- The dog bite epidemic: a primer
- How to change the law
- Irresponsible Dog Owner Law
- Model Dangerous Dog Law
- Model Dog Bite Laws
- Model Dog Bite Statute
- Criminalize the failure to stop a dog attack
- Enact laws that will take dangerous dogs off the streets
- Enact leash laws and dog-trespass laws
- Enforce the laws that prohibit dog fighting
- Force dog owners to have insurance that would compensate dog bite victims
- Get rid of the one-bite law
- Keep certain high-risk breeds away from the wrong people, places and situations
- Make pet stores give customers specific information about breeds
- More information about prevention
- Preventing Dog Bites
- Require dog safety education in schools
- Support further research about dog attacks
- Determining goals
- Interviewing a Dog Bite Victim
- Interviewing the Parent of a Victim
- Learning the facts
- Overview
- Canine issues
- Causation issues
- Discovery and trial: litigation forms and other materials for attorneys
- Disfigurement issues
- The Use of Experts In Dog Bite Cases
- Avoiding structured settlement traps for the unwary
- Dealing with the defense of assumption of the risk
- Dog Bite Litigation Forms and other helpful materials
- Evidence in dog bite cases
- Getting records from Animal Control
- Less obvious grounds for liability
- Taking the Dog Owner's Deposition
- The victim always has to prove why the dog attacked
- Tips and Tricks for Victims' Attorneys
- Accidents afterwards
- Animal control
- Animal control records
- Arbitration
- At large
- Attacking dog
- Authorizations
- Bankruptcy
- Case management
- Clothing
- Costs
- Cummis counsel
- Currency conversion
- Defense medical exam
- Deposition
- Disability
- Discovery
- Doctors, picking them
- Employment records
- Identity theft
- Injuries to spouse
- Insurance claim
- Insurance: overview
- Investigation
- Judgment, Summary
- Lawsuit: why file it
- Legal Briefs
- Liens
- Litigation
- Lost Income
- Medical bills
- Medical records
- Mental anguish
- Military alphabet
- Minor's compromise hearing
- Neglience
- Pleading
- Public entities and employees
- Punitive damages
- Repayment of insurance
- Sending files
- Service of documents
- Settlement
- Small Claims Court
- Strategy for paying med bills
- Trial
- Unlawful detainer
- Withdrawing funds
- Workers compensation
- Criminal case
- Facts
- The Lillian Stiles case (Texas v. Hernandez)
- When should a dog owner be found guilty of murder because his dog killed a person?
- Legal research for lawyers
- Legal research for non-lawyers
- Links
- Medicine, health and psychology
- News sources
- Services, products and information about dog
- "Aren't you too busy to handle cases?" and other FAQ about Mr. Phillips
- "Who I Am"
- Biography
- Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere on the Internet
- How Mr. Phillips Handles Cases Across the USA
- Kenneth M. Phillips' Mission
- Leading Authority in Dog Bite Law
- Meet Kenneth M. Phillips
- Retaining Mr. Phillips
- Reviews in The Media
- Special services for attorneys
- Television, Radio and Periodicals
- The Dog Bite Law Office
- Common factors in dog attacks upon children
- For little kids: Diggidy the Dog - puppet show book that teaches dog safety
- For older kids: Rules to learn and follow
- More for older kids: Websites to visit and learn from
- Teach Your Kids How To Avoid Dog Bites
- "A Legal Career Goes to the Dogs" - The Recorder profile of Kenneth Phillips
- The Los Angeles Times profile of Kenneth Phillips
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What people write to Attorney Phillips...
"Your valuable information on Dog Bite Law and our private conversations inspired a governing authority and protected the career of a bright young public servant. Your hard work was properly sited and credited at the end of my speech. IPBO Local 702 owes you a debt of gratitude."
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