Florida has the second-highest rate of dog bite injuries in the nation, according to State Farm insurance data. Dog bite prevention week is April 7-13 and is a good time to talk to your family members about staying safe around dogs. Young children are at highest risk of dog bite injury.…
While nearly 10,000 dog bites every year in the U.S. require emergency medical treatment, only a small percentage are fatal. According to DogBites.org, at least 31 people died in dog bite-related incidents last year. In a recent wrongful death lawsuit before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the widow…
Florida’s dog bite injury statute, F.S. 767.04, indicates that people who own dogs or are responsible for controlling them may be liable if that person bites a dog – regardless of whether the dog had previously shown a propensity to bite or be vicious. However, every state has a different…