CONNECTICUT
Update: More information about the lawsuit filed by the family of the 95 year old victim who was fatally mauled by a pit bull November 6 in Suffield. This article includes a link to the lawsuit.
“This terrible loss is compounded by the fact that it was entirely preventable. And the family’s pain is made even worse by the extreme efforts being employed to fight the Animal Control officer’s decision to euthanize this obviously dangerous dog. Had that much energy been used to control the dog in the first place, this tragedy would not have happened,” said Attorney Houlihan." fox61.com/2019/12/12/family-of-95-year-old-enfield-woman-mauled-to-death-by-dog-files-lawsuit/ … See MoreSee Less
16 hours ago
CONNECTICUT
Update: The family of Janet D’Aleo, the 95 year old woman fatally attacked by a pit bull owned by the Senior State Director of the CT Humane Society while a guest in her home on November 6 in Suffied, has filed a lawsuit against the pit bull’s owners.
"The lawsuit describes the injuries as “significant bite wounds and lacerations to her lower extremities, resulting in flesh, muscle and tendon loss; injuries to the nerves, muscles, and soft tissues of her body; and a shock to her entire system."
It also says that the Hornishes knew, or should have known “of the propensity of this dog to attack and/or bite persons in proximity to said dog, yet failed to take any action to prevent said dog from attacking and killing the plaintiff’s decedent.”
They also “consciously ignored behavioral indicators that the dog presented an unreasonable danger,” it says.
The dog has bitten a person and another dog before the deadly attack, it says. In addition, the dog was not properly licensed, and the Hornishes failed to provide a valid rabies vaccination certificate to the town."
www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-br-hartford-suffield-pit-bull-death-suit-20191212-y5cipe4up5b7td… … See MoreSee Less
18 hours ago
GEORGIA
Update: The parents of a 13-year-old boy attacked by a neighbor’s pit bull have filed suit.
Jackquet Ellison and Charlea Reese filed the Richmond County Superior Court lawsuit Tuesday against Byron and Lachonya Samuels seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
On Dec. 11, 2017, William Jackson was walking in his Old McDuffie Road neighborhood when he was attacked by a pit bull. According to a report for Augusta Animal Services, two children stopped a man on his way to work and asked for help. The good Samaritan grabbed a board and beat the dog off the child.
www.augustachronicle.com/news/20191211/parents-of-augusta-boy-file-lawsuit-in-2017-pit-bull-attack … See MoreSee Less
1 day ago
ILLINOIS
Update: an Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit against the Lorain County commissioners and the Lorain County Dog Kennel alleging her daughter, who is a minor, was “viciously” attacked by a pit bull-mix up for adoption.
The suit filed Dec. 9 in Lorain County Common Pleas Court by Sierra Tuggle of Bloomington, Ill., is seeking compensatory and punitive damages in excess of $25,000.
According to the filing, on Dec. 19, 2018, Tuggle’s daughter was attacked by a pit bull-mix that latched onto and “savagely” bit the right side of her head. www.morningjournal.com/news/lorain-county/lorain-county-commissioners-sued-over-alleged-dog-attac… … See MoreSee Less
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