Sacramento Injury Lawyer Blog

A female postal worker was bitten by a Visalia, CA, woman's pit bull last Wednesday afternoon. The pit bull was one of the woman and her family's three dogs. According to the Visalia Times, the postal worker was walking by the family's home when the seventy-pound dog, called Corduroy, pushed open the backyard gate and ran toward her. Corduroy managed to nip the postal worker's leg before the owner's daughter pulled him away and took him inside.

The postal worker, who denied to give her name, notified the SPCA and they went to the home later that day to pick up the dog.

Suzanne Longoria, Corduroy’s owner, claims the five year old is a "good natured dog" and says she allows him to play with her 8 month old grandson.

So, what is next for the dog? Longoria may request a hearing to determine whether or not the dog is vicious. If the court deems that the dog is not, then he will be returned home and be placed on a one year probation period. If the court does deem the dog vicious, then he will be “put down”.

According to the Visalia Times:

Longoria and her daughters seemed confident that Corduroy would get probation.

For the full story visit The Visalia Times website.

To be bitten, attacked, mauled, or even threatened by a dog is a harrowing experience. Many people in our Sacramento, CA area are bitten every year. The annual statistics of dog bites are enough to turn anyone into a cat lover.

According to Dog Bite Law, a website dedicated to informing people of the danger of dog bites, 4.7 million Americans (2% of the population) are bitten every year, 800,000 of which are serious enough to need medical attention and 31 of which are fatal! In connection to our story, 2,851 postal workers are bitten every year. To read more, please visit Dog Bite Law's website.

If you or a loved one have been bitten by a dog and are seriously injured as a result, you have rights. I can help you. The average citizen does not know how to proceed in a legal matter such as this. An attorney has the knowledge and the skill to help you pay your bills, get medical care, and win your case. Please call me and my staff at (916) 444-4444 or visit our website, www.moseleycollins.com by clicking here. We are standing by to help you.

An unidentified man in the Citrus Heights area, a suburb east of Sacramento, CA, is being heralded as a "Good Samaritan" by Michael and Joanne Golden, a couple who lives in the area.
He earned the title one Sunday afternoon this January when he saved Joanne and attempted to save her dog, Cody, from a vicious and unidentified pit bull.

"I don't know what would have happened," Michael Golden said. "We want to thank him and have him help us positively identify the dog."

The attack occurred around 3:15 p.m. on January 6. Joanne was walking in their neighborhood near Birdcage Center with her father, Angelo Romano, 84, and her dog, Cody, a Chihuahua-Jack Russell Terrier mix, when she saw the pit bull for the first time: The Sacramento Bee reported:

It grabbed Cody, and when Joanne Golden tried to intervene, it attacked her, knocking her on her back and biting her on both hands.

The pit bull continued to attack Joanne and she began to lose her strength. Just when things looked dismal, a man, our Good Samaritan, pulled up in a black SUV. He fought the vicious dog off of Joanne and then packed everyone into his vehicle. With Joanne's directions, the Good Samaritan drove to her home and ran to the door to alert her husband, Michael, of what had happened.

"All I heard was 'wife … pit bull attack,' " Golden said. "My dog was bleeding on this man's car seat. My wife was bleeding."

Michael rushed his wife to the Mercy Hospital in Folsom where she was treated for her bites and bruises. Cody died a few hours later.

In all the excitement, Michael never thought to ask the Good Samaritan his name, something he now regrets. He wishes very much to find this man so he may thank him and also receive help in indentifying the dog who attacked his wife.

To read the full story, click here.

If you or loved one has been injured in a dog attack, you have rights. By California law, the owner of the animal that attacks another person is always liable (at fault) for the attack. That means that they are responsible for any economical damages you incur because of the attack, i.e, medical bills, lost wages, etc.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a dog attack, I can help you. Please contact me and my staff at the Law Offices of Moseley Collins. You contact us by visiting our website by the clicking on the link above or by calling us at 916.444.4444.