Yet another incident in the cabin of an aircraft has resulted in severe injuries and potentially permanent disfigurement to an unsuspecting passenger. But, unlike another highly publicized incident where a man was injured while being forcibly removed, Mr. Marlin Jackson suffered punctures to the lip and gum, and was missing…
In response to several highly-publicized dog attacks this year, including one that killed a 6-year old kindergartener as he walked to the bus stop, the Atlanta City Council voted to unanimously amend the city’s animal control measures related to dangerous or vicious dogs within the city. The amendment establishes the…
In Georgia, dog bite law used to require that the victim prove the following: (1) that the animal was dangerous or vicious; (2) that the owner knew that the animal was dangerous or vicious; and (3) that the owner carelessly managed the animal or let it run free. This established…
The American pit bull terrier, better known as the pit bull, has an extensive background of unprovoked attacks on animals and humans alike. Some are deadly. Unfortunately, that was the case yesterday when a pit bull (and a border collie that is missing) attacked two children on Cerro Street in…
My client was 37 years old, recently separated, and a manual laborer who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Initially, my client was working on his wife’s car in the street when he decided to take a break and chat with his neighbor. A short time later,…
I am an admitted dog lover. From a review of my pictures as a toddler to the present, it is clear that dogs have been and still are a large part of my life. My wife just reminded me that I should also mention that she brought a cat (Ollie) into…
Here we go again. Yet another story in the news about an errant owner of one pit bull (this one named Rambo) who terrified, mauled and permanently disfigured a child in Douglas County, Georgia. The sordid details indicate an owner who had been cited on numerous occasions (10 to be…