Question about liability in dog attack

[JanND]

I am not an attorney....But imo the off leash dog is the reason there was a dog fight...and the reason you got bit. The owner of the off leash dog was not in control of her dog, period.
I would sue the owner of the off leash dog for your medical and recovery bills.

[Irishiis49]

Originally Posted by JanND

I am not an attorney....But imo the off leash dog is the reason there was a dog fight...and the reason you got bit. The owner of the off leash dog was not in control of her dog, period.
I would sue the owner of the off leash dog for your medical and recovery bills.

This ^!!! That and a PI attorney costs you nothing until you get a settlement and then they usually get around 30% of the reward...but if the person you are suing has little assets chances are no injury attorney will take your case...

[JanND]

Originally Posted by wpme

Runswithscissors
from the OP's original post "Within seconds the dogs were in a fight and i was trying to break it up as the owner of the other dog still had not caught up. I managed to break up the fight but was bit in the process. I am not 100% sure which dog bit me and think it may have even been my dog as I was close to their mouths trying to get them to keep from biting each other"

Doesn't matter. The unleashed dog.....therefore the owner was the cause of a "fight". The liability belongs to the owner of the unleashed dog.