A 10-Year-Old Boy Bit In Face By Dog

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J. S. (a minor) v. DeMasters (State Farm Insurance Co.) – April 2003The case settled for $42,000. This was awarded to a 10-year-old boy who was bit in the face by a dog while at a friend’s house. The dog was a German Shepherd-Chow mix. The dog had lost a leg in a car accident. The injuries to his face, including facial lacerations and deep wounds, required 100 stitches. Fortunately, laser resurfacing made the scarring virtually invisible.

$42,000