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Understanding Virginia’s one-bite rule

Several states across the U.S., including Virginia, follow ‘one bite rule’ in determining the civil liability of a pet owner whose animal injured another party. One-bite rule, sometimes called first bite rule, is a legal dogma adopted by the U.S. from England’s early common law. Although a majority of states have modified or rejected the …

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Three injured in two dog bite incidents

An owner of a pack of pit bulls might be charged after his pets wounded three people, including the owner himself, in the span of two days, 10 On Your Side reported. On Tuesday, August 19, a Norfolk man was near his house on Wedgefield Avenue when he saw a pack of seven pit bulls …

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Dog bite incidents in the U.S.

In November 2010, a comprehensive report by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (H-CUP) revealed how prevalent dog bite incidents are in the U.S. The report stated that every year about 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs, thousands of which require treatment in emergency departments across the country. Sadly, figures from H-CUP also revealed …

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