Only for medical and veterinary costs under Ag & Mkts Law §§121 and 123. For pain-and-suffering and other tort damages, the common-law “one-bite” rule per Petrone v. Fernandez requires proof of knowledge of vicious propensities.
A documented prior bite is one of the strongest forms of evidence of “vicious propensities known to the owner.”
Under the Petrone framework, the question is whether the owner knew the dog had vicious propensities, not the dog’s subjective intent.
Three years from the date of the bite for personal injury (CPLR §214).
Typically yes. Verifying the policy and any breed exclusions is the first investigative step.
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