New York Appeals Panel Affirms Summary Judgment In Dog Injury Suit

(March 17, 2017, 12:47 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — While noting that it is not prudent law or policy, New York appellate panel on March 15 said a trial court was right to grant summary judgment to a man who was sued because his dog caused an injury to a pedestrian even though the dog was not vicious because New York law does not allow for negligence claims to be brought against a dog’s owner when the dog did not attack the plaintiff (Gregory Scavetta, et al. v. Stuart Wechsler, No. 155262/14 2235, N.Y. Sup., App. Div., 1st Dept. 2017 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1943)....

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