Topic
Child Dog Bite Injury
6 posts
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Child Attacked by Dog in Georgia? What Are Your Legal Options?
An overview of Georgia law on the liability of owners and keepers of vicious dogs, from the "first bite rule" to the 1985 leash law amendment.
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Homeowner’s Insurance – What If My Child Is Hurt At Another Family’s Home?
If your child is hurt at another family's house and a homeowner's insurance policy is in effect, the injury claim will almost certainly be covered.
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Child Injury – Dog Bite – Owner must take “reasonable steps” if has “superior knowledge”
Recent Georgia decisions place a duty on an owner to take reasonable steps if the owner has superior knowledge of the dog's vicious tendency.
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Child Injury – Dog Bite – Using Violation of Leash Law to Prove Vicious Propensity
Since a 1985 amendment, a Georgia dog owner's violation of a leash law can be used to prove vicious propensity in a dog bite claim.
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Child Injury – Dog Bites – Georgia’s Misunderstood “One Free Bite” Rule
Georgia's historic "first bite rule" didn't mean quite what it sounds like. What an injured person had to prove, and when an owner is not liable.
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Child Injury – Dog Bite
Part 1 of a series on Georgia dog bite law: the historic "first bite rule" for owners and keepers of vicious dogs, found in O.C.G.A. Section 51-2-7.
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