October 9th, 2011

Man bites dog – Assumption of risk does not apply

A recent jury verdict  October 7, 2011 in  Superior Court in Phoenix Arizona addressed the issue of assumption of risk in a dog bite case. Assumption of risk is a common legal doctrine  used by the defense to assign comparative fault to the plaintiff. The logic behind the theory is that if one chooses to intervene in a dog  fight, then one assumes the risk of being bitten. However, in this case, the jury decided that is was not only reasonable for the plaintiff to intervene to stop  an attack on his dog, but also the method in which he used to stop the attack (actually biting the dog in the neck) was reasonable and non-provocative. Read more about this interesting case at www.dogexpert.com/Dog bite cases/Man bites dog in Arizona.html Posted by RHP