Mercer County Superior Court Judge R. Brian McLaughlin said: "This is not a dog-bite case despite the fact that a dog bite is part of the subject matter of this litigation." Credit: Gabriel Cassan/Adobe Stock Mercer County Superior Court Judge R. Brian McLaughlin said: "This is not a dog-bite case despite the fact that a dog bite is part of the subject matter of this litigation." Credit: Gabriel Cassan/Adobe Stock

The doctrine of parental immunity doesn't protect a dog owner from sharing liability for a vicious attack on his own child, a New Jersey appeals court ruled.

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Charles Toutant

Charles Toutant is a litigation writer for the New Jersey Law Journal.