Dogs in cars often distract the driver. When excited dogs attempt to jump out of the car, drivers cannot pay attention to all of their surroundings. While dropping off his child at an elementary school, a father brought his dog for company for the drive home. As his child got out of the car at the designated drop off location, the dog tried to jump out. The driver reached forward to grab the dog but let his foot of the brake and rolled forward. The car rolled towards an elementary student. A fast thinking teacher’s assistant rushed to push the child out of the way but the car pinned her leg against the vehicle in front of the distracted dog owner. Our client suffered multiple broken bones in her foot, had a gaping wound to her ankle and tore several ankle ligaments. After undergoing several surgeries that required metal inserted into her foot to repair the bones, she also required plastic surgery regarding the significant scarring. She was left with a permanent limp. After we filed a lawsuit, the insurance company paid their full $1,000,000 of available insurance. The case was handled by Trial Partner Kenneth Fromson and Managing Partner Andrew Finkelstein.
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