Grosse Pointe Dog Bite Law
Michigan has a dog bite law that makes an owner strictly liable for the injuries that their dog causes. This law is applicable in all cities, counties, and townships around the state. However, did you know that there are also local ordinances to comply with? Grosse Pointe, for example, has their own dangerous dog statute.
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Avoid a Dog Bite
Goodwin & Scieszka is your Michigan dog bite law firm. If you’ve been following our blog, then you know that we have been heavily writing about Craig Sytsma, a man from Metamora Township, Michigan, who was tragically killed as a result of a two dog attack while on an evening run just two weeks ago.
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Goodwin & Scieszka Dog Bite Statistics
Did you know that an American has a 1 in 50 chance of being bitten by a dog each year? Did you know that in 2013, 38% of those people killed as a result of a dog bite or attack were living with the dog that killed them? Did you know that dog bites occur
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Michigan Playground Injury Law Firm
Do you have young children? Has one of them been injured in a Michigan playground accident? Goodwin & Scieszka is your Southfield, Michigan playground accident law firm. Did you know that Michigan has a playground liability law? It imposes a duty to repair and upkeep playgrounds in Michigan. Take a look at the statute: 408.686
- Published in Personal Injury
Owners of the Deadly Dogs in the US Illegally
We recently covered a story about 46 year-old Craig Sytsma who was mauled to death by two deadly mastiff-like dogs in Metamora Township, Michigan. These deadly dogs have past viscous tendencies and they are set to be euthanized. However, now the owners are facing more legal troubles. The owners, a 45 year-old Italian man and
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Michigan Dog Bite Lawyers
The Michigan dog bite statute imposes strict liability on a dog’s owner. Unless the person bitten was unlawfully in the place where the bite occurred, or the dog was provoked, then the dog’s owner is liable for the damages caused. Here, take a look at the Michigan dog bite statute: 287.351 Person bitten by dog;
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Deadly Michigan Dog Bite
Craig Systsma, a 49-year-old man from Livonia, Michigan, is dead as a result of a viscous two dog attack that occurred last Wednesday, July 24, 2014, while he was on an evening run. Mid run, Mr. Systsma waived to a man mowing his lawn. Shortly after, running back towards his home, the man mowing his
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MAJ President Scott Goodwin featured on LegalNews.com
Scott Goodwin (pictured), the new president of the Michigan Association for Justice, at Law Day 2014. In case you haven’t heard, our own Scott Goodwin began his one-year term as the president of the Michigan Association for Justice on July 1, 2014. Now he’s making headlines, one of which was on LegalNews.com, where he was
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Michigan Dog Bite Attorneys
Have you been injured because of someone else’s dog? If you have, Michigan has tough dog bite laws that entitle you to compensation for your injuries, and Goodwin & Scieszka are your dog bite attorneys. It doesn’t matter if that owner says that their dog has never bitten anyone else before, Michigan imposes strict liability
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Michigan Motorcycle Accident? Follow these Steps to Maximize your Recovery.
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