Lillian’s law is a dog restraint law effective September 1, 2007. Lillian’s law provides for jail time in cases where dangerous dogs are loose and maul innocent people. The prosecutor must establish that the do owner knew or ought to have known that the dog posed a substantial and unjustifiable risk of death or serious injury to someone else. Unfortunately, Lillian’s law does absolutely nothing to help injured plaintiffs’ to recover. The law merely provides jail time and leaves plaintiffs’ to pay for their own injuries if the dog has never attacked anyone else.

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Q: What is Lillian's Law and will it Affect my Recovery?

A: Lillian’s law is a dog restraint law effective September 1, 2007. Lillian’s law provides for jail time in cases where dangerous dogs are loose and maul innocent people. The prosecutor must establish that the do owner knew or ought to have known that the dog posed a substantial and unjustifiable risk of death or serious injury to someone else. Unfortunately, Lillian’s law does absolutely nothing to help injured plaintiffs’ to recover. The law merely provides jail time and leaves plaintiffs’ to pay for their own injuries if the dog has never attacked anyone else.


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