Torts/Personal Injury
Apr. 21, 2026
Orange County reaches settlement in animal shelter dog-bite case
A volunteer who said she was bitten at least 18 times during a prolonged attack at a Tustin shelter has conditionally settled claims alleging unsafe conditions and inadequate staffing.
Orange County officials have conditionally settled a negligence and dangerous-condition lawsuit brought by an animal shelter volunteer who alleged a dog named Blaze bit her 18 times during a prolonged attack inside a Tustin kennel where she was left alone with no radio to call for help.
An April 14 filing in Orange County Superior Court revealed a settlement in a lawsuit blending California's dog-bite law with claims that a public animal shelter and the county that runs it wer...
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