Today in stupid lawsuits.

[Titi]

Lady's dogs get into the yard of another dog and kills the dog. She is now suing THEM for $1 million because her dogs got into their yard through a hole in the fence. What happened to her controlling her dogs?

http://news.yahoo.com/woman-sues-own...194920139.html

[Panacea]

I saw this thread on CS right after it closed. I was hoping you'd bring it here.

Man, this bitch has cohones. Her vicious pit bulls break into someone else's yard, KILL the neighbor's dog, and she had the gall to sue the owner of the dead dog for her injuries and emotional distress trying to break up a dog fight her dogs started?

Oh HELL the fuck no!

The neighbor was trying to be a nice guy about it.

Cops should have put her vicious mutts down.

[Rageaholic]

Bitch is lucky she's not the one getting sued.

[Seshat]

Why were HER dogs not secured behind a fence or on a leash?

[wolfie]

Bitch is lucky this didn't happen in a jurisdiction that recognizes castle doctrine - dog fight would have been settled with a 12 gauge, and her reaction to her precious pooches being shot for attacking the homeowner's livestock (i.e. their dog) could easily have been interpreted as a threat to the homeowner.

Countersuit is definitely in order.

[DGoddess]

Bitch is lucky this didn't happen in a jurisdiction that recognizes castle doctrine - dog fight would have been settled with a 12 gauge, and her reaction to her precious pooches being shot for attacking the homeowner's livestock (i.e. their dog) could easily have been interpreted as a threat to the homeowner.

Countersuit is definitely in order.

We have a Castle Doctrine here in NC (here's a link explaining it in plain English: http://rowanfreepress.com/2014/03/30...stle-doctrine/) that was recently updated last year. Covers not only a person's home but also their business property and motor vehicles.

Meaning, theoretically, those pit bulls could have been shot down and the shooter should be covered under this, as that poses an immediate threat.

If that case were here in NC, that woman with the pit bulls would be the one sued - not her suing the other party, especially since we are hearing quite a bit about somebody's dog attacking someone (and nine times out of ten, it will be a pit involved.)

[protege]

Years ago, when I was delivering newspapers, the family across the street had a German Shepherd...that had a vicious streak. That damn dog sunk its teeth into my leg while I was making my rounds Hurt like hell, it bled a bit, and my parents were *pissed.* Those fuckers--who were probably shitting themselves--were lucky that all we did was call the cops. They're lucky my dad didn't decide to go over there with a bat...and teach that dog some fucking manners.

Unfortunately, it wasn't the only time that dog bit someone. It got out again, bit my brother (twice), and attacked a little girl riding her bike

That time, my parents called the cops, and things threatened to get physical. As my dad was talking to the cops, the dog's owner came storming over, threatening to kick my dad's ass, started bragging about how "vicious" the dog was--all in front of the officers!

Naturally, my parents were pissed. My brother, who was much smaller than me at the time, had more serious injuries. They sued the dog's owner for my brother's injuries, and demanded payment for the medical bills. So their insurance company had to fork out several thousand bucks...but it was recorded at the borough office (which later fined them over the attacks) that the dog was vicious.

Too many owners seem to think that if their dog bites someone...it's not their fault. Sorry asshole--if your dog decides to bite me, it's your problem...and you'll be paying for it one way or another.

[s_stabeler]

Too many owners seem to think that if their dog bites someone...it's not their fault. Sorry asshole--if your dog decides to bite me, it's your problem...and you'll be paying for it one way or another.

thing is it's typically either the owners fault ( not bothered to train the dog- or train the dog to commit violence) or the dog was actually provoked. In either case, it is usually the dog that pays the price, since they are usually put down- even in situations where the dog was provoked.

but yeah, cases like in the OP always piss me off. I've known plenty of nice dogs- it really isn't hard to avoid a dog acting violently.

[Andara Bledin]

... especially since we are hearing quite a bit about somebody's dog attacking someone (and nine times out of ten, it will be a pit involved.)

The only reason it's a pit mix (and half the time, it's not even a pit, just reported as one, for much the same reason that most rifles are reported as "assault weapons") is because the owners who decide that an aggressive dog is the best way to shore up their own lack of self esteem choose pits and rotties. And then train them to be shitty dogs. When they end up with other breeds (and a lot of times do because they wouldn't know an actual American pit bull if it bit 'em on the ass) the dogs end up just as ruined.

[Gilhelmi]

Oh, that is going to turn into an interesting legal quagmire. The victims dogs are being declared dangerous. Many people told him to sue, but he decided against it. I suspect the case will go downhill from here (for all people involved).

[Panacea]

Why were HER dogs not secured behind a fence or on a leash?

They were. They got out. Pits are notorious diggers and jumpers. Any fence needs to be very high (at least 8 to 10 feet), and reinforced at the ground level to prevent digging. The owner must check the fence frequently and reinforce it. Electric fences are not an option with pits.

We have a Castle Doctrine here in NC (here's a link explaining it in plain English: http://rowanfreepress.com/2014/03/30...stle-doctrine/) that was recently updated last year. Covers not only a person's home but also their business property and motor vehicles.

This. So this. I'm in NC too. My idiot neighbor had 2 vicious pits the first couple of years I lived in my current digs. One of them was a digger and was trying to dig under his and my fences (both our yards are fenced). Owner was in his yard when his dog was digging one day, and I warned him he needed to do something about it. The dog was constantly lunging at the fence, barking, teeth bared any time I came into my own back yard.

Owner was indifferent. So finally, I put it another way. "If your dog gets into my back yard, I will kill it with my shotgun. And the law will back ME, not you."

Owner started reinforcing his fence after that.