Posts under ‘dog bite’

A dog bites your finger.  The wound appears minor so you don’t go to the hospital.  Instead you clean the wound yourself.  The next day you wake up with extreme pain in your leg. A blood clot has formed, requiring immediate medical attention.
The clot turns into a blood infection.  It spreads rapidly, causing severe pain [...]

Davis Law Group was recently hired to represent the estate of a man who died from an infection following a dog bite.  Most people might be surprised at hearing a person die from a dog bite infection, but it’s true.  It can happen.
The man was actually bitten on the finger.  He went home where his [...]

Another dog attack on a child was reported by KOMO 4 News.  The baby, just 9 months old, was apparently left exposed to her grandmother’s dog.  The child received vicious injuries which were considered life-threatening according to reports by Children’s Hospital (where the baby was flown for emergency treatment).
The dog’s owner is the baby’s grandmother.  [...]

The authorities in Finley, Washington reported that a 9-year-old boy was viciously attacked by a neighbor’s dog while walking home.  The boy’s mother, Shanda Reed, reports that the dog was a border collie mix.  The wound was to the boy’s face, and was quite serious.  The Benton County Sheriff’s office states that the boy is [...]

The owner of a dangerous dog, Travis Dean Cunningham, 36, recently pled guilty to owing two dangerous dogs and possessing a firearm in a separate case. 
Cunningham owned two pit bulls.  On September 8, 2008, the dogs attacked and maimed a 71-year-old woman who was standing in the yard of her SeaTac home.  The dogs caused massive injuries and [...]

I recently published my third book, “When the Dog Bites: The Essential Guide to Dog Bite Claims in Washington.”  This book is intended to help victims who have been severely injured by a dog, and to also raise awareness about the prevalence of dog bite attacks.
  In this book I explain Washington’s Dog Bite Statute [...]

Travis Cunningham from SeaTac, Washington, was charged last Friday with possession of a dangerous dog – a Class C felony. His dog had viciously attacked a 72-year-old woman named Huong Le earlier this year. Ms. Le sustained significant injuries in the attack and received care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Washington State’s “dangerous dog” law [...]