A dog bite victim invoked Connecticut’s “strict responsibility” statute to win a $101,000 settlement against the dog’s owner, who was in a different time zone and had left her pet with an acquaintance.

State law holds a dog’s owner liable for injuries caused by her four-legged companion, even if the owner had no way of anticipating—or preventing—the injury from occurring.

Dale P. Faulkner of Faulkner & Graves in New London, Connecticut. Courtesy photo

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