Georgia Injury Attorney Blog
Trena Wells, an Illinois woman, went on a weekend trip to visit family, but ended up in the hospital with a permanent injury.
During the visit, her brother’s dog escaped from the house and was hit by a car. The dog, confused and in a rage, returned to the home and attacked Trena. Trena suffered puncture wounds, multiple fractures, and underwent several surgeries on her thumb’s nail bed.
She filed a personal injury lawsuit against the dog’s owner and has been awarded $140,000 by a jury. The Illinois Appeals Court later upheld the conviction stating that the owners lack of proper attention led to the dog’s original escape from the house.