Thousands of people are injured in trip or slip and falls involving stairs every year at businesses, retail locations, parking garages, apartment buildings and other locations that people ordinarily frequent. When there are obvious defects such as a broken or missing handrail, loose carpet or even a broken stair the owner may be liable for… Read More »
Rebranding Pit Bull Terriers
What’s in a name? For the much maligned Pit bull, some hope that nicknames such as Pibbles, Pittopotamous and even Potato might be the makeover needed to transform the breed’s fearsome reputation into an acknowledgement of the sweet and silly creatures their owners know them to be. Efforts are underway to rebrand the breed by… Read More »
Insurance Companies Roll Out List of ‘Bad Dogs’
Have you, or someone you know, ever been the victim of a dog bite resulting in injury? Turns out you’re not alone. With nearly 70 million dogs living in U.S. households, millions of people are bitten by dogs every year. Postal workers, the elderly and children are the most frequent victims of dog bites, but… Read More »