Family Member Becomes Witness In A Dog Bite Case

In the United States, over 350,000 people are treated for bites every year and it is mostly children that are affected (Esposito, Picciolli, Semino, & Principi, 2013). Children are not aware when they are provoking these pets. The pets are not aware of age differences meaning they don’t know children don’t know any better. Of all animal bites, dog bites account for over two-thirds and cat bites account for around 3-15% (Esposito, Picciolli, Semino, & Principi, 2013). These bites, if not treated correctly, usually lead to infection. Cat bites are more likely to result in an infection because they have sharper teeth which means deeper wounds. With that being said, families with young children have to look

In Pennsylvania, a plaintiff claiming negligent infliction of emotional distress must establish one of these four situations: “1) that the defendant had a contractual or fiduciary duty; 2) plaintiff suffered a physical impact; 3) plaintiff was in a “zone of danger” and at risk of an immediate physical injury; or 4) plaintiff had a contemporaneous perception of tortious injury to a close relative.” Doe v. Phila. Cmty. Health Alternatives AIDS Task Force, 754 A.2d 25, 27 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000). The first element does not apply to our client because there was no fiduciary or contractual duty relationship. Secondly, it could be argued that Nordlund suffered a physical impact because after Sumner’s accident, Nordlund could not eat, could not

Probably yes. Under Minnesota's dog owner's liability statute, section 347.22, a dog owner will be held to be strictly liable for the full amount of injuries sustained by an affected party, if their dog, without provocation, attacks or injures an individual who is acting peacefully in any place where the individual has a lawful right to be. Minn. Stat. Ann. § 347.22 (West, Westlaw through the end of the 2016

Six months ago, almost to the day, my best friend and her new puppy were attacked. She was dog sitting her grandmother’s Mastiff, whom at the time had no previous violent history. She kept the Mastiff and her puppy in separate rooms in order to make sure there were no problems, but that wasn’t enough. One day, out of nowhere, the Mastiff broke down the door separating them and went on a full-fledged attack toward the puppy. My friend tried to make it out of the door of the house, but to no avail. The Mastiff bit her by the arm and dragged her to the ground forcing the puppy

Under the Hawaii’s dog bite law, it specifies that a dog's owner or harborer is liable for injuries the dog causes to another person or property if the injuries are "proximately," or foreseeably, caused by the dog, the injured person was not trespassing, and the injured person did not provoke the dog. In this case, If Marty is not trespassing nor provoking the dog, then Lei is liable for the dog bite. If Lei knew or should have known that the animals were dangerous or otherwise had a propensity to harm others. Thus, in the problem, Lei would be liable to Marty for the dog’s bite under only those circumstances.

This can result in certain malpractices” (7). Hens agrees therapy dogs may help those feeling emotionally unstable, but at the same time argues that these dogs experience the same hardships during treatments.

However, if the attack was by a random dog at the dog park, you would need to make sure that you identify the owners of the dog. It is vital that you ask the person whom the dog was with if they are the owners

The research information that I would like to assist in presenting such testimony is in mental health. An example of that is depression. Depression is a major mental illness need to be addressed to the public and acknowledge them about the treatment in order to prevent such issue as

police do not see the injured creature. Having dog fights in an area repeatedly will end up

Support for the instrumentation and its reliability needs to consider factors of the emotional distress of the parent, child’s cognitions related to the abuse, as well as possible stressors such as legal proceedings such as police involvement, child protective services, and legal investigations that may be present, pending or inevitable (Saunders et al., 2004, p. 16). Extra precaution should be in place to enforce confidentiality and circumstances within the treatment plan that may need to involve or adjust for legal actions (Saunders et al., 2004, p. 16). Effective dissemination is needed due to the ‘natural bent’ of mental health clinicians to pick and choose what they use with each client; ensuring appropriately trained clinicians is critical (Saunders et al., 2004). A copy of peer reviewed detailed guidelines can be found

Dog bites tend the happen when dogs are often kept away from other people and animals causing them to become aggressive. Once a dog has attacked someone they now have to go to a dog shelter, which when

On 10/29/17 at approximately 10:50am, I Deputy Warden N. Christian with Franklin County Animal Care and Control (FCACC) was requested to meet a dog owner in the lobby of FCACC. I met with dog owner Tiffany Little on an injury-possible dangerous or vicious dog/owner surrender. Ms. Little stated that her dog name Kali attacked her son (Valik Wells) last night (10/28/17) at approximately 10:00pm. Ms. Little stated her son was walking up the stairs when Kali attacked him. Ms. Little intervened and was also bitten by Kali. Ms. Little son sustained injuries to his right arm and Ms. Little injuries were to her right hand. Ms. Little stated her son refused to seek medical treatment for his injuries. Ms. Little wrote out a statement of facts in

A client's attorney contacts the psychologist to testify on behalf of your client who was suing a worker compensation insurance company. The suit came about because the client was injured on the job and developed PTSD symptoms. The clients has disclosed a lot of sensitive issues to the psychologist during the course of therapy and if the psychologist testifies these sensitive informations

Many reasons why psychotherapy can be so helpful are the same reasons that the psychotherapist cannot meet the standards for rendering opinions to the legal system. It’s about conscious and unconscious risks of taking sides, bias, and a loss of objectivity. Psychologists who attempt this dual role (psychotherapist to the client and expert for the legal system) are in inherent role conflict that can violate administrative rules on negligence, competence, welfare of the client, and impaired objectivity and dual relationships (Ohio Board, 2003. p.2) (as cited in Heltzel, 2007, p. 122).

Increasingly, psychologists are playing important roles as expert witnesses providing information to the courts or to attorneys who are representing clients before the