ALERT: Due
to a Maryland Supreme court decision, there is new common law in
the State regarding liability and pit bulls. This ruling
will cost many innocent dogs their lives in Maryland.
Shelters have started the process to stop pit bull adoptions,
since the State has identified Pit bulls as different, insurance
companies will stop insuring, landlords will as well.
We need to work to get a bill going to repeal this law ASAP!
Summary: Upon a plaintiff’s sufficient
proof that a dog involved in an attack is a pit bull or a pit
bull cross, and that the owner, or other person(s) who has the
right to control the pit bull’s presence on the subject premises
(including a landlord who has a right to prohibit such dogs on
leased premises) knows, or has reason to know, that the dog is a
pit bull or cross-bred pit bull, that person is liable for the
damages caused to a plaintiff who is attacked by the dog on or
from the owner’s or lessor’s premises. In that case a plaintiff
has established a prima facie
case of negligence. When an attack involves pit bulls, it is no
longer necessary to prove that the particular pit bull or pit
bulls are dangerous.
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