Written by Corey A. Tavel | New York Law Journal | April 23, 2004.

COURT CLARIFIES VICIOUS PROPENSITIES IN DOG BEHAVIORS

Whether in upstate New York or downtown Manhattan,dog bite litigation remains omnipresent. In New York State, it is well settled that the owner of a domesticated animal will only be held strictly liable for personal injuries caused by that animal where a plaintiff can demonstrate that the owner knew or should have known of the animal’s vicious propensities.