Animal behavior specialist and dog bite expert, Richard Polsky, Ph.D. provides expert witness services to attorneys in Florida litigating personal injury caused by dogs. Issues which Dr. Polsky has testified about in court in Florida have included those dealing with provocation and whether the injuries inflicted to an infant in Gainesville by an off-duty police officer were caused by a dog bite.
More about Dr. Polsky’s background and qualifications can be found on his curriculum vitae or Bio. Dr. Polsky is located in California. However, he welcomes inquiries from attorneys in Florida. Most assignments can be completed remotely including deposition testimony, report writing, etc.
Below, animal behavior and dog bite events specific to Florida are reported. Some of these new stories may have relevance to attorneys litigating dog-related injury cases.
Dog Bite Events in Florida
- Provocation successfully used at trial as a defense in a Golden retriever knock down injury
- Dog bite injury or child abuse by police officer in Gainesville
- Florida man attacked by pet monkey in Okeechobee [1]The circumstances surrounding this rather unusual instance about an animal attacking a human warrants inclusion on this website
- 89-year-old lady seriously injured in pit bull attack in Seminole County[2]An 89-year-old lady in Geneva, Seminole County was in her backyard in May, 2013 when she was was attacked by her neighbor’s pit bull who jumped the fence separating the properties
- Florida dog bite statistics, 2012 [3]Although dated, but likely consistent with current statistics compiled by State Farm, dog bite statistics released by State Farm for the state of Florida shows that the company paid more than $7 … Continue reading
- Jury renders $1.26 million dollar verdict in Akita dog bite case [4]The victim’s left foot was mauled by an Akita at a dog show in Melbourne in 2008. The dog had a history of aggressive behavior towards people and possessed a propensity to attack the feet of … Continue reading
- Fatal dog bite attack by Rottweiler on toddler in Jacksonville [5]A toddler was killed in March 2013 after wandering into the front yard of a neighbor whose Rottweiler was chained to a pole
- $1 million dog bite settlement pit bull attack on meter reader.
- Labrador retriever viciously attacks eight-year-old in face
- Boxers maul 84-year-old man in Zephyrhills
- Dog bite demographics in Bay County
- Toddler killed after wandering into backyard containing six dogs
- Statistics & factors affecting risk for dog bite injury in Florida
- Dog pack mauls 65-year-old man to death in remote area in Jackson County
- Overview of Florida dog bite law
Footnotes
| ↑1 | The circumstances surrounding this rather unusual instance about an animal attacking a human warrants inclusion on this website |
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| ↑2 | An 89-year-old lady in Geneva, Seminole County was in her backyard in May, 2013 when she was was attacked by her neighbor’s pit bull who jumped the fence separating the properties |
| ↑3 | Although dated, but likely consistent with current statistics compiled by State Farm, dog bite statistics released by State Farm for the state of Florida shows that the company paid more than $7 million in dog bite claims to victims in Florida in 2012. Florida ranked eighth in the nation for payouts for claims by State Farm |
| ↑4 | The victim’s left foot was mauled by an Akita at a dog show in Melbourne in 2008. The dog had a history of aggressive behavior towards people and possessed a propensity to attack the feet of people |
| ↑5 | A toddler was killed in March 2013 after wandering into the front yard of a neighbor whose Rottweiler was chained to a pole |