San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

What If an Off-Leash Dog Bites You?

A San Diego resident was walking her son’s dog near Dove Creek Road and Ranch Parkway recently when an off-leash dog charged towards them. The dog attacked both of them, biting the woman on her arm while she screamed for help. “I’m yelling help me, somebody help me,” explained the woman. However, the attacking dog’s owner, who was nearby, did nothing to help. “The dog’s owner never called to her dog’s name,” said the victim. She says that the owner took off. The victim suffered severe bruising and cuts on her arm, but was able to protect her son’s dog from harm. Victims of dog bites are not always so lucky to walk away with cuts and bruises. Dogs can easily cause incredibly serious bodily injury or even kill. San Diego Dog Leash Laws San Diego has a strict leash policy regarding dogs that requires owners to keep their dogs…
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Bonnici Law Group’s Case Asks, “Who Is Responsible When a Dog Bites?”

Bonnici Law Group is currently working with the victim of a vicious dog bite. The attack was so violent that the 21-year-old victim’s nose was literally torn from his face. The culprit, a Labrador retriever recently adopted by the victim’s family, has a history of aggression. Only two weeks prior to this incident, the dog attacked another woman, sending her to the hospital with severe injury to her hand. However, this attack was never mentioned when the San Diego family adopted the dog. The pet adoption organization that had been responsible for the dog allegedly knew about its violent past, but neglected to make potential adopting families aware. “This all could have been avoided by a simple phone call. If any of these defendants had contacted the family and informed them that just a few weeks before, this dog had severely injured someone else, they would have adopted a different…
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How to Have Fun Burning Off Thanksgiving Calories

Thanksgiving has come and gone, leaving so many of us feeling slightly heavier than we were a week ago. The average American takes in anywhere between 3,000 and 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day alone. Not even taking leftovers into account, that’s double the recommended daily caloric intake. You will never hear us say that you should have eaten any less on such a glorious holiday, but now that it’s all over, we need to start working to balance the scales. Here are some fun ways to burn off calories from each of the delicious things you ate. 6 oz. of turkey (about the same size as two decks of cards) 300 calories – 30 minutes of touch football with the family 6 oz. of ham 270 calories – Dance for 45 minutes ½ cup of stuffing 180 calories – Go for a 40 minute walk around the neighborhood ½ cup…
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