Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Pit bulls injure two in separate attacks

  Barry Doyle | December 29, 2006 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A small child and a senior citizen were seriously injured in separate attacks by pit bulls. The severity of the injuries suffered emphasize how powerful these dogs are. In each of the incidents, the owners claimed that the dogs were well-behaved. If true, that also speaks to the aggressive and unpredictable nature of these animals.In an attack in Georgia, a five year old boy suffered severe...

• Boy Scout Bit by Dog at Tree Lot

  Christina Cole | December 28, 2006 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A 15-year-old Boy Scout is recovering at this home after being bit by a dog Sunday when loading a Christmas tree onto a sport-utility vehicle.The dog was in the car and lunged at the teenager through a half-open passenger window after his owner bought the tree, said Police Sgt. Brian Gilham. The bite happened at the Boy Scout Tree lot on Canyon Road where the teen works.Paramedics were called at...

• Man Suing Jail over Slip & Fall

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 8:36 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  An inmate at South Central Regional Jail in Charleston is blaming the jail for his slip and fall down a flight of stairs. Nalone Stallings is suing the Jail and Correctional Facility Authority, having filed his complaint November 27th in Kanawha Circuit Court that alleges his injuries is the authority's fault. Stallings, of Charleston, says he "sustained bodily injuries as a result of a slip and...

• Dog Takes Bite out of Man's Wallet

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 7:10 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Serena's Williams 5-year-old, registered pit bull allegedly bit a security guard outside her home last week. Williams told police the dog didn't belong to her, that she was watching it for a friend, stated a Palm Beach Gardens Police incident report. The dog is registered to Williams, said Dennis Yeskev, Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control assistant director. William's website has two...