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Failure to Restrain Vicious Dog Could Warrant Punitive Damages

By Ian S. Abovitz on August 4, 2015
Posted in Personal Injury

A recent ruling from the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County lends support to the proposition that a Defendant’s failure to restrain a dog with known vicious propensities is sufficient to support a claim for punitive damages.

In the case of Harrison v. Haueisen, No. 14-02,685 (CCP Lycoming County, April 2, 2015), Plaintiffs…

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