The concept of a personal injury lawsuit is fairly straightforward: When someone is injured by the negligent actions or choices of a person, corporation, or government entity, they can sue the liable parties for monetary damages. While this definition is accurate, it doesn’t detail the statutes, regulations, contingencies, and other nuances that can influence…
On March 8, 2019, the honorable Mary Elizabeth Ott entered judgment in accordance with an astounding $250,000 verdict reached by the jury in favor of the plaintiff – a client represented by our legal team at Meyerkord & Kurth. The jury found that our client’s three-year old son suffered $250,000 in compensatory damages as a…
A 76-year old man shot and killed his own dog after beingattacked in San Mateo County, California. Police reported that the attack happened early afternoon when the owner was walking his large Mastiff dog when it began attacking him. Allegedly the dog would not stop until the man took matters into his own hands…
A pet groomer at a popular pet supply store wasattacked by a pit bull mix in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The victim said that the dog was wearing a muzzle when it was brought in and she alerted the owner that it could not be wearing it in the dog grooming area. She said the owner…
A police officer in Huntington Beach, California was attacked by adog while making an arrest. Authorities answered to a call that a man was hitting cars and when they went to question him he refused to cooperate and his dog bit an officer. One of the officers used a Taser after the dog was…
A 91-year-old woman was injured after she wasattacked by two family dogs in Henderson, Nevada. The woman was trying to stop a fight between a Rottweiler and Doberman breed dogs when she was attacked. The victim suffered critical injuries to her face and arms and rushed to a local hospital to undergo surgery. Authorities…
Two people were attacked by adog named “Scarface” in Tampa Bay. The 52-year-old female owner was trying to put a sweater on the pit bull mix when the dog began attacking her. Her husband tried pulling the dog off of her, but the dog turned and began attacking him. Their son, in his early…
Police arrested an Ohio man after hisdog bit a police officer in the groin when responding to a domestic violence call. The dog began barking after two officers knocked on the door. They asked the man who answered to put the dog away when he held the screen door open, and the dog lunged…
A woman sustained severe injuries after she was bitten by adog that belongs to her boyfriend in Massachusetts. Police reported that the woman was attacked around 2:20 in the afternoon on Saturday and when they arrived the scene was chaotic. They reported that the injuries to her face were so severe that they requested…
A South Carolina woman was seriously injured when herdog attacked her. She was visiting relatives in Florida and was staying at an apartment when one of her three pit bull mix dogs attacked and could not be pulled off of her. Authorities reported that an officer responded to the 911 call and tried using…