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Both of my daughters, ages 5 & 10 at the time of incident were lundged at & bit by a large service dog. The youngest dodged the animal when he jumped to her face & he immediately jumped up & bit the 10 year old. Breaking the skin. A police report was made while the store still aloud the customer to shop & check out. Doing nothing to intervene, & refused me ice packs when I went back in to inform the woman to wait & police were on the way. She would not tell me if the animal was vaccinated, did not cooperate. This happened at a Tractor Supply store. My child is now afraid of all dogs. We ended up paying for antibiotics out of pocket & for an office visit the same day for our child. Are we liable to sue the store & the woman of this animal, who is in fact not a certified service animal being in public putting other people in danger.
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Yes, you may have a case against the store for negligence and a case against the Dog owner for strict liability. If your daughter is under the age of 18, any settlement would have to be placed into a child's annuity to be disbursed upon her reaching the age of 18. Reach out to one of us to discuss possible contingency fee, which means you pay nothing unless you win the case.
Answered on Nov 25th, 2024 at 9:40 AM