Personal injury law is big business. It is one of the most contentious areas of law, and often one of the trickiest. For example, if you injure yourself while fleeing a charging dog, can you sue? Whom can you sue? And do the details about the dog matter? A recent case in Mississippi raised these exact questions. Lenetra Outlaw went shopping at her local Penny Pinchers discount grocery store in West Point, Miss., one day in August 2006. An otherwise pleasant shopping day took an unfortunate turn when Outlaw heard a sound that gripped her with fear and panic: The terrifying sound of a dog barking, and claws hitting the store’s hard floors as a ferocious beast came charging down the aisle.
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