Killer dog owners sued . . .

[Don Vito Corleone]

Remember the woman killed by two vicious dogs in San Francisco a few months ago? Her partner has filed suit against the owners for her wrongful death. Apparently one of the dogs had previously bitten the victim, which normally creates strict liability on the part of the owner for any injury caused by subsequent attacks (the so-called "one bite" rule).

The owners in this case are a bizarre pair of lawyers who had adopted an adult convict, on whose behalf they apparently bought the dogs, both of which were a rare breed of attack dog, Presa-Canaario. Shortly after the attack they sent a letter to the San Francisco District Attorney in which they implied the victim was responsible for the attack, even going as far as to speculate that since she was an athlete (she was a college lacrosse coach), that she might have been on steroids, thus causing the dogs to bite her.

I say to hell with them, and I hope they lose every penny they own.

 

[kingink]

what about the nude photos found of the wife found in the adopted sons cell?

more importantly (or less), has anyone here ever been attacked by a dog? I had my groceries mauled by a couple of rottweilers one night about a year ago.
I guess they like steak, bread, and cheese. Those of you who own dogs, are you afraid they will bite someone or do most of you properly train your dogs?

Most people that are bitten are usually children(unfortunate.)

 

[vi edit]

kingink, nude photo's of the lawyer's wife? I saw some coverage of this case on dateline or one of those other nighttime news shows. Any way, the only word I have for the situation is: clusterfvck. The lawyers adopted this inmate who raised the dog as their son, and the inmate had some women buy and raise the dogs for him.

WTF is up with this crap? I hope that these two people are cleaned of every dollar they ever *earned*. I use that term loosely.

 

[Azraele]

<<that she might have been on steroids, thus causing the dogs to bite her.>>

That's really pushing it

 

[ElFenix]

i saw a big story about it on 60 minutes back in february, theres something defnintely wrong about the whole story. i have no doubt there was negligence on the part of the lawyers. those dogs were more likely to kill someone than a loaded gun under a pillow. their vet told them that. they ignored him, and claim he never did.

 

[MrAnderson]

My mom used to do daycare and when I was outside with them once a dog from across the alley jumped up and attacked one of the kids. Luckily the kid was wearing a thick jacket and didn't get hurt but I had to grab the closest stick and beat the dog with it till he let go and ran back home. Needless to say the dog was put to sleep the next day.

 

[Kosugi]

Being sued should be the least of their concerns. They should be imprisoned.

 

[myputer]

I own a rottweiler and although he has no formal training he is trained. He listens to whatever I say, always. If that were ever to change I would have to get rid of him. I can not understand keeping a dog of that size when you can not control him. The only biting he does is if you start wrestling with him (as girlfriday found out when he bit her in the buttocks) Owners are the problem, not the dogs.

 

[kingink]

edit:No dog owners here. one onwer.

The lawyers also stated that the woman made a gesture to attack the woman with the dogs and then proceeded to try to fight the dogs off. No sh|t, I'd fight too.

I thought you couldn't file a suit if you were a partner i.e. not married by a judge.

kingink
Must kill thread! Must Kill Thread! Must KILL THREAD!

 

[ElFenix]

when the dogs first started jumping on the girl the lawyer woman ran over and during the struggle with the dogs the lawyer got punched in the eye, which may have enraged the dogs.

 

[AaronP]

&quot;her partner&quot;

That's san francisco for ya. I hope her &quot;partner&quot; gets shot down in court since she has no legal relationship with the woman who died. Where's the woman's family?

 

[MisFit]

kingink - because the woman that died had named her partner in her will, it apparently made a difference in her right to be able to file.
It is also being setup as a test case for same sex couples to be able to file wrongful death suits.