by carlo | May 6, 2015 | Blog
A jury awarded a Chicago family 300,000 in compensation as a result of a 2009 incident in which an officer, conducting a warranted search, shot and killed the family’s black Labrador “Lady.” In this case the family filed claims against the police officers in question...
by carlo | May 4, 2015 | Blog
Many people decide to purchase animals from pet stores, regardless of the millions of animals killed in shelters annually. When a person purchases a pet from a store, they are not always guaranteed the animal was bred properly. Dogs bred in puppy mills are commonly...
by carlo | May 2, 2015 | Blog
With a unanimous vote by the Legislature, Albany County became the third county in New York, and the Nation, to require persons convicted of misdemeanor or felony animal cruelty charges to register on the animal abuse registry. According to“Local Law K,” first time...
by carlo | Apr 30, 2015 | Blog
Update: Argued 01/10/2013 Texas Supreme Court “Medlen v. Strickland” The Supreme Court reversed, holding that under established legal doctrine, recovery in pet-death cases is, barring legislative reclassification, limited to “loss of value, not loss of relationship.”...
by carlo | Apr 28, 2015 | Blog
A pet trust should be included as part of any good estate plan, just as a will, POS, HCP, and LW are the minimums everyone should have. The Helmsley debacle outlined some problems in her Pet Trust and will. Good drafting goes a long way. Your clients don’t have...
