Dog Bites Attorney in Parsippany, New Jersey
How do I prove that the dog owner was negligent and responsible for the dog bite?
How do I prove that the dog owner was negligent and responsible for the dog bite?
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Well, you don’t need to do that in New Jersey. You don’t need to prove negligence in New Jersey. There are some instances where maybe a dog bites
someone and you’re not the owner of the dog. Maybe you’re walking the dog for someone else and you may want to prove
negligence as to that person since they’re not the owner. But if the owner of the dog is always strictly liable. I
mean, we have instances where uh someone’s walking their dog, it’s on a leash, the dog gets away from the owner and attacks another dog, and the owner
of the other dog is now trying to separate the dogs and gets bit. Strict liability. The owner of the dog is
responsible for the injuries to the person, not responsible for injuries to the dog because the dog is considered a
cattle and not a person. So you can’t recover if a dog bites another dog.
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Parsippany, NJ personal injury attorney Christopher Masmunno talks about proving the dog owner was negligent and responsible for the dog bite. He clarifies that in New Jersey, a person generally does not need to prove negligence in a dog bite case because dog owners are subject to strict liability. He notes that negligence may become relevant when the individual involved is not the dog’s owner, such as someone temporarily walking the dog. He illustrates that if a dog escapes and bites a person who is attempting to break up a dog fight, the owner remains responsible for that person’s injuries. He further explains that while a person injured by a dog bite may recover damages, injuries sustained by another dog typically do not qualify under the same rule because dogs are considered property rather than persons under the law.
