Other grounds for liability

There are a number of grounds on which a dog bite victim can recover compensation, from a number of different types of defendants, including people other than dog owners. In some cases, for example, a land owner or landlord can be held responsible for injuries inflicted by dogs owned by tenants. See Landlord Liability for Dog Bites. For other examples, return to the home page of Dog Bite Law and review the topics listed under For Dog Bite Victims. In appropriate cases, a third party can be held liable for injuries inflicted using a dog, under legal causes of action such as assault, battery, and infliction of emotional distress.

Attorneys should read the comprehensive description of possible causes of action given in Remedies in Dog Bite Cases, which is included in Dog Bite Litigation Forms for Plaintiffs' Lawyers. A somewhat abbreviated version of it was published in Trial magazine as "Put Some Teeth In Your Dog Bite Claim," February 2006, pp. 62-67.