Liability For Animal Attacks Expanded In New Opinion
A New York State judge in Nassau County recently ruled that a plaintiff can go to trial in a case where she was injured by a dog that was admittedly non-violent in the past and loved people. The defendant in the case, Waldman v. Sangiray, had asked the judge to dismiss the lawsuit on the grounds that…
Disney Alligator Tragedy Relates to New York Animal Attacks
Tragedy unfolded in Florida last month when an alligator at a Disney hotel resort lagoon attacked a two-year-old boy vacationing with his family. Although the boy’s father heroically attempted to rescue his son and save it from the animal, the boy was later found drowned. This week, authorities in Florida announced that they had euthanized…