Yes. According to our Lincoln dog bite lawyer, even though a dog’s owner would be primarily responsible for an injury, under certain circumstances other parties may held responsible. Landowners may be held responsible for a dog bite victim’s injuries, if the landowner knew or had reason to be aware that a dangerous dog was on the property and exposed lawful visitors to the property to injury. This matters because in certain situations, a dog owner may be liable but without assets or insurance to cover a victim’s medical bills or other needed care.
Example: A property owner rents a home to a tenant who owns and keeps a dangerous attack dog on the premises. The landlord knows that the attack dog lives on the property. While delivering the mail one day, a new mail carrier is bitten when she enters the property to deliver mail. On these facts, it’s likely both the dog owner and the landlord would be held liable for injuries suffered by the mail carrier.