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Rottweiler Dog Bite
Kauai, HI: (Oct-11-07) The mother of toddler Keeton Manguso brought charges against O'ahu dog owner Mariko Bereday, alleging that she and her two and a half year old son were bitten by Bereday's Rottweiler on the beach in O'ahu. Following the incident, it came to light that though O'ahu dog owner Mariko Bereday had been cited once and warned five times to keep her dogs on a leash in 2003, she failed to do so, claiming that the dog is not aggressive.
In a settlement reached, the jury awarded $856,000 to the mother and her son, resolving the personal injury lawsuit. The Hawaii Circuit Court jury took three hours to find that Bereday was negligent for failing to keep her dog on a leash at Kahala Beach on Mother's Day in 2005. In another incident, the defendant's dog charged at Angeline Welk, 71, during her daily five-mile walk. Welk stated that she was heading to the town shopping center when one of the dogs, a growling German shepherd, tackled her, and bit her several times, seriously injuring her hand. [KAUAI GARDEN ISLAND NEWS: DOG BITE]
Published on Oct-15-07
In a settlement reached, the jury awarded $856,000 to the mother and her son, resolving the personal injury lawsuit. The Hawaii Circuit Court jury took three hours to find that Bereday was negligent for failing to keep her dog on a leash at Kahala Beach on Mother's Day in 2005. In another incident, the defendant's dog charged at Angeline Welk, 71, during her daily five-mile walk. Welk stated that she was heading to the town shopping center when one of the dogs, a growling German shepherd, tackled her, and bit her several times, seriously injuring her hand. [KAUAI GARDEN ISLAND NEWS: DOG BITE]
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