Personal Injury Q and A

The California dog bite lawyers at BISNAR | CHASE have represented numerous victims of dog attacks, a majority of whom were injured by pit bulls and rottweilers. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which releases statistics about dog bite incidents, does not mention dog breeds any more probably because of pressure from pit bull advocates, [...]

A woman suffered serious injuries in a California dog bite incident in Delhi, California, the morning of October 1, 2009 after she and her dog were attacked by a pit bull. According to a news report in the Modesto Bee, the woman was walking her own dog when the 60-pound pit bull charged her and [...]

A 3-year-old girl has been hospitalized with serious injuries she suffered in an Orange County dog bite incident after she was mauled by her family's pit bull in the backyard of their home in Fullerton, California. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the dog attack occurred the night of September 7, [...]

A probation officer who was involved in a Los Angeles dog bite incident shot at a pit bull that was charging toward him, but may have struck the dog owner with a ricochet instead, according to a news report in the Pasadena Star News. The Los Angeles probation officer along with others was in the [...]

Orange County animal care services officials are investigating a dog bite incident in Lake Forest, California, which injured resident Jim Gardner and his bijou/poodle mix, Tizzy. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Gardner and his wife, Anne Breuer, were exiting their car to get lunch at a local restaurant with their [...]

A 4-year-old boy in Riverside was hospitalized after he suffered severe dog bite injuries when a neighbor's Golden Retriever mix bit him in the face the night of June 19, 2009, The Press-Enterprise reports. The child, who has not been identified, suffered multiple punctures to his face. His parents told officials that the boy, who [...]

A new dog bite report released by a Seattle-based dog bite victims advocacy group, DogsBite.org documents 373 incidents in which United States law enforcement officers and citizens were forced to shoot a dangerous pit bull to prevent a dog attack or to stop an ongoing dog attack.

Kaitlyn Thackerson, 9, of Twentynine Palms suffered a severe San Bernardino dog bite injury after she was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull on May 7, 2009, The Desert Trail reports. Kaitlyn is recovering after she underwent surgery at the Loma Linda University Medical Center, her mother Samantha Giermann said. Giermann says Kaitlyn received a [...]

Question: My dog bit a real estate appraiser while she was on my property doing an appraisal with permission. No skin was broken, no blood, just a bruise. Does she have any recourse against me for my dog biting her? Answer: In California, the owner of a dog is strictly liable for their dog biting [...]

KTM North America Inc. is recalling its defective motorcycles made for off-road use because of a front fork failure, according to a consumer safety alert issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The front fork inner tube on the off-road motorcycles can crack and separate from the front fork axle posing a risk of [...]