CountNaberius t1_j9rs8pr wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:25 AM

Reply to comment by solidrecommendations in Same dog has bit my dog 2 times in the last 6 months by Plenty_Library2183

Sure, you can still pursue legal action, you can pursue legal action for someone sneezing on you, but the one bite rule makes it much harder to get compensation from the owner / have them be held liable without proving negligence.

Don’t be a dick.

solidrecommendations t1_j9rug1v wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:41 AM

How am I being a dick? You said something wrong. I said from the outset it’s easier to win if the dog bit before.

TheDeHymenizer t1_j9u59wj wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:08 PM

>Virginia holds a person legally liable for a dog bite if the person owns the dog and knew or should have known it previously bit or acted like it wanted to bite a person, or if the person's negligence or violation of an animal control law caused the bite to happen. Unfortunately this is one of the states that does not have a strict liability dog bite statute.

Where is he wrong exactly?

>Virginia dog bite laws tell the people that it is okay for their dog to bite someone, once. That they are not responsible for it. That there is no consequence when it happens. That they can look the other way. Shrug it off. Forget about it.

IE you said his own link showed the opposite of what he was saying but a quick skimming of it shows exactly what he was saying.

solidrecommendations t1_j9u6fdv wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:16 PM

It doesn’t though. It just says that Virginia doesn’t have strict liability for bites unless it’s a known issue. It also says you can still sue on a negligence theory, however. So saying you can’t be held liable until after a first bite is incorrect. It’s just way easier once strict liability is in play.