{"id":923,"date":"2019-07-17T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/?p=923"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:16:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:16:17","slug":"the-new-jersey-dog-bite-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/the-new-jersey-dog-bite-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Jersey Dog Bite Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding Your Rights after a Canine Attack<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-new-jersey-dog-bite-laws-blogimage.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-924 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-new-jersey-dog-bite-laws-blogimage.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-new-jersey-dog-bite-laws-blogimage-300x188.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 320px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 320\/200;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>While it\u2019s more often the case that a dog is man\u2019s best friend, there are situations, where a dog has been trained to be aggressive, has been mistreated, or has not been properly socialized, where a dog can cause serious injury or even death. What are your rights in New Jersey when you have been the victim of an unprovoked attack or mauling by a dog?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Jersey\u2019s \u201cStrict Liability\u201d Dog Bite Statute<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many states, New Jersey has enacted a written law that establishes \u201cstrict liability\u201d for injuries suffered as a result of a dog bite. Strict liability means that an injured person does not have to show negligence by a pet owner, as is customarily required in other types of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardleelaw.com\/personal-injury\/\">personal injury claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under personal injury law, as it has evolved over centuries, most personal injury claims are based on fault or negligence. To recover under a theory of negligence, you must show that the person who caused the accident and injury did not act reasonably. With a dog bite in New Jersey, that is not required. Accordingly, you can recover compensation from the owner of a dog (after being bitten or attacked), even if the owner took reasonable measures to warn you of the potential danger or to prevent an attack from happening. That holds true if the victim is in a private place or lawfully in a public place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Jersey does not have a \u201cfree first bite\u201d law, as some other states do. In New Jersey, a dog\u2019s owner will be responsible the first time a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardleelaw.com\/personal-injury\/dog-bites\/\">dog bites<\/a>&nbsp;someone\u2014there\u2019s no need to show that the owner had knowledge or evidence of prior viciousness or attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to understand that the law only applies to injuries caused by dog bites. Other injuries, such as those caused by being knocked down by a big dog, still require a showing of negligence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding Your Rights after a Canine Attack While it\u2019s more often the case that a dog is man\u2019s best friend, there are situations, where a dog has been trained to be aggressive, has been mistreated, or has not been properly socialized, where a dog can cause serious injury or even death. What are your rights [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":924,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negligence","category-strict-liability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The New Jersey Dog Bite Laws | Lee Law Firm, LLC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The New Jersey Dog Bite Laws | Lee Law Firm, LLC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Understanding Your Rights after a Canine Attack While it\u2019s more often the case that a dog is man\u2019s best friend, there are situations, where a dog has been trained to be aggressive, has been mistreated, or has not been properly socialized, where a dog can cause serious injury or even death. 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