On January 3, 2007, 8-month-old Andrew Stein of Brooklyn, New York, was killed in his home by his parents' Doberman pinscher.
New York is a "mixed" dog bite statute state, in that the statute provides strict liability for medical bills, but substantially adheres to the British "one-bite" rule. (For more about the ancient and unfair one-bite rule, see the post which follows this one.)
The first canine homicide of the year came early in the month, following a year in which there were 32 human fatalities throughout the country. Such incidents have been on the rise since the 1980s, when annual deaths by dogs numbered in the teens.
New York is a "mixed" dog bite statute state, in that the statute provides strict liability for medical bills, but substantially adheres to the British "one-bite" rule. (For more about the ancient and unfair one-bite rule, see the post which follows this one.)
The first canine homicide of the year came early in the month, following a year in which there were 32 human fatalities throughout the country. Such incidents have been on the rise since the 1980s, when annual deaths by dogs numbered in the teens.
