Pet Peeve-Limitations In Seeking Compensation for Injuries to Pets

About once a month our firm receives a call where a potential client is seeking compensation for an injury or death of a family pet. Pet injuries and pet deaths can occur under a wide range of circumstances. They can result from sub-standard veterinary care, a negligent driver or an animal attack by another pet. Most commonly the injury or death of a family pet is caused by an attack by another pet and the potential client is seeking to recover from the owner of the pet that attacked.   Under California law, the recovery for the death or injury… read more →