Quebec woman awarded $460K after attack by three dogs; owner and municipality liable

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MONTREAL — In March 2019, Dominique Alain was out jogging in Quebec's Eastern Townships when she was mauled by three dogs, leaving her with life-threatening injuries to her arms and legs.

MONTREAL — In March 2019, Dominique Alain was out jogging in Quebec's Eastern Townships when she was mauled by three dogs, leaving her with life-threatening injuries to her arms and legs.

Five years later, in a May 15 decision, Quebec Superior Court Justice Sylvain Provencher ruled that the dogs' owner, Alan Barnes, and the municipality of Potton, Que., were jointly liable and have to pay nearly $460,000 in damages to the victim and $75,000 to her spouse. “It is highly probable that, had it not been for Potton's negligence and failure to take appropriate measures to curb the threat — the presence of eminently aggressive and dangerous dogs circulating on public roads — the savage attack experienced by Alain at the hands of Barnes's dogs … would not have taken place," Provencher said in his written ruling.

 

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