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Dog bite case settles for $85K after $132K verdict. Contra Costa County.

Summary

Utility company employee is bitten by dog at a customer's residence.  PTSD and inability to work at jobs that require residential visits.

The Case

  • Court and Case Number: Contra Costa County Superior Court / MSC15-01238
  • Type of Case: Animal Encounter, Dog Bite
  • Type of Result: Settlement at Trial

The Attorneys

  • Attorney for the Plaintiff:

    Appel Law Firm, LLP, by Joseph Appel, Esq., Walnut Creek.

  • Attorney for the Defendant:

    McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Ambacher by Thomas G. Beatty, Walnut Creek.

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