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Suing for Dog Bite
Barrister Amna (Alevels Academy Islamabad)
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8/24/2024
A Levels Academy Islamabad
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Dogs. Man's best friend. Until they're not.
00:05
Listen, dog bites happen, unfortunately.
00:08
We know that because lawyers on billboards tell us they do.
00:12
If you are the victim of an unfortunate canine run-in,
00:15
you can take action to hold the dog owner accountable.
00:18
And you can do that without a billboard lawyer.
00:21
Here are the basics of what you need to know.
00:23
Florida is what's known as a strict liability state,
00:27
which means an owner can be made responsible
00:30
even without prior knowledge that their dog is a biter.
00:33
This also means that you don't have to prove any negligence
00:36
on the part of the dog owner if the attack occurred in a public place.
00:39
The same is true if the attack was in a private place,
00:42
if you are there legally.
00:44
That private place can be the dog owner's own property,
00:47
as long as you are there by invitation of the owner,
00:49
or you are there under a duty to be there,
00:52
under state or federal law, or postal regulations.
00:55
An exception, however, is when the dog owner posts
00:58
an easily readable bad dog sign on his property.
01:02
Ahem.
01:04
That would be the dog owner's land, not his dog.
01:08
If the owner has a bad dog sign posted,
01:10
then you would have to prove that the owner was negligent somehow.
01:14
Now, owners are not without defense options.
01:17
For one, they can prove the bite came as a result of trespassing.
01:21
And two, owners can use a defense known as comparative negligence.
01:25
That's another way of saying it was partly or totally the victim's fault.
01:29
If the injured person is partly to blame,
01:31
then the damages can be at a reduced percentage.
01:34
Although statutes deal specifically with dog bites,
01:37
owners can also be liable for other dog-related injuries,
01:41
such as being knocked down by a wayward pooch.
01:44
But for these kinds of cases,
01:46
the owner has to be shown liable through some kind of negligence.
01:49
Florida does have a statute of limitation for dog bite lawsuits to be filed.
01:54
Four years from the incident.
01:56
Anything filed after the four years will probably just be thrown out.
02:00
Not saying we all want to put cute little Doggie Woggie on trial here,
02:05
but unfair injury deserves some kind of justice.
02:09
Check out LegalYou for any dog bite lawsuit advice.
02:13
LegalYou. You can do this.
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