Massachusetts Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Law Blog
The attorneys over at Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan & Blakesley, P.C. provided CBS channel 3 in Springfield, Massachusetts with a great, in-depth article regarding dog bite law in Massachusetts. Here it is:
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An animal attack is a frightening and traumatic event, particularly for a child victim. Animal attacks on victims are often unprovoked. Generally, the animal's owner is legally responsible for the injuries and damages caused by the attack if the animal was not being tormented, teased or abused by the victim, and the victim was not trespassing or otherwise involved in conduct that prompted or provoked the attack.
An animal attack is a frightening and traumatic event, particularly for a child victim. Animal attacks on victims are often unprovoked. Generally, the animal's owner is legally responsible for the injuries and damages caused by the attack if the animal was not being tormented, teased or abused by the victim, and the victim was not trespassing or otherwise involved in conduct that prompted or provoked the attack.