Category Archives: Dog Bite Law & Lawsuits

A collection of blog posts about dog bite lawsuits and dog bite liability — one bite rule and strict liability — and laws pertaining to dangerous dogs.

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Estate of Arkansas Man Killed by Three Violent Pit Bulls Awarded $15 Million

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Reuben Pierce, 70, died three months after being mauled by three violent pit bulls. Complaint and Judgment Jacksonville, AR - On October 30, 2023, "Reuben Pierce was attacked and mauled by defendants’ pit bull dogs. Reuben Pierce’s injuries were horrible and painful. Mr. Pierce was hospitalized and received medical care from October 30, 2023, until he passed away on January, 24, 2024," state court filings. On August 19, 2024, Judge Sanders Huckabee awarded the plaintiff… [Read full blog post]

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Man Sustains Devastating Injuries in Detroit Pit Bull Mauling; Dies While Hospitalized

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Detroit Dog Owners Charged with Felony After Deadly Pit Bull Mauling Harold Phillips, 35, died Friday after sustaining devastating injuries by pit bulls. Dog Owners Sentenced UPDATE 01/03/25: The owners of three pit bull-mixes that attacked Harold Phillips on January 29, 2024, causing critical injuries and death, were sentenced on January 3, 2025. The male defendant, Roy Goodman, will serve between 30 months and 15 years in prison in connection to the dog mauling. The fe… [Read full blog post]

Michigan Tribute to Victims of Dangerous Dogs Zoom Conference, Sponsored by Responsible Citizens for Public Safety

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Michigan Tribute to Victims of Dangerous Dogs 2023 - A Zoom conference event (1:22 length). Zoom Conference 2023 Lansing, MI - In the tradition of National Pit Bull Victim Awareness Day, Michigan-based Responsible Citizens for Public Safety once again hosted the annual event, a Michigan Tribute to Victims of Dangerous Dogs, to honor victims of dangerous dog attacks, as well as to discuss legislative issues in multiple states and abroad. This year's event was a Zoom meetin… [Read full blog post]

2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Multiple Pit Bulls Kill Elderly Man in Kau, a District in Southern Hawaii County on the Big Island

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Case Investigated Under New Hawaii County Law After Dog Mauling Death Robert Northrop, 71, was killed by multiple large dogs in Kau, a district in southern Hawaii County. Multiple Dogs Kill Man Kau, HI - A man in his 70s is dead after being attacked by multiple dogs in a subdivision in Kau, the southernmost and largest district of Hawaii County on the island of Hawaii. On August 1, at about 9:00 am, Kau police officers were dispatched to the 92-2000 block of Outrigger Drive in the H… [Read full blog post]