Dog Bite

Understanding dog bite law is important for evaluating dog bite cases.  In California, Civil Code section 3342 creates strict liability for dog owners if the dog is in a public place or the person who was bit was lawfully on private property (except for policy and military dogs). There are other ways, however, that dog […]

Strict liability for dog bites in California greatly helps victims. James Moore is a dog bite attorney who represents injured people.  But strict liability was not always the law. Previously, animal liability followed the common law (appellate law that evolved over time). Basically, an owner of an animal was not liable unless they knew of