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• Reynolds v Lancaster County Prison
  
  During the fourteen months it owned Diesel, a 134-pound Rottweiler trained as an attack dog for prisoner control, the dog bit prison guards on five separate occasions. Despite Diesel's demonstrated propensity for unprovoked attacks on humans, LCP brought Diesel to New Jersey and gave him to defendant Guard Dogs Unlimited, Inc., a New Jersey corporation ("Guard Dogs").
• Trisuzzi v Tabatchnik
  
  This is a dog bite case. Plaintiff John Trisuzzi, who was bitten by the dog, appeals a verdict of no cause for action entered in favor of defendants, the dog owners, following the negative response by the jury to the first two special interrogatories. Plaintiff Elaine Trisuzzi, John's wife, appeals the trial judge's dismissal of her claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress.
• Clark v Safety-Kleen Corp
  
  In a products liability case, the duty to warn is premised on the notion that a product is defective absent an adequate warning for forseeable users that the product can potentially cause injury. The defect alleged here was the presence of cresylic acid in the cleaner without an adequate warning.
• Lewis v American Cyanamid Company
  
  Plaintiff Peter Lewis was very badly burned over 25 percent of his body when the flame from the pilot light of a gas oven or a spark from a refrigerator motor ignited the gaseous hydrocarbon propellants that were released into the air by his use of two cans of defendants' aerosol insecticide, Combat Room Fogger.
• Josephson v Crum and Forster
  
  This pollution insurance coverage dispute presents several issues for resolution. We conclude that the Law Division judge: (1) correctly concluded that New Jersey's substantive law applied even though the waste disposal was in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; (2) correctly construed the implications of the comprehensive general liability police (CGL) in the circumstances of the lawful disposal of hazardous waste through properly licensed and regulated haulers and disposal sites;
• Nav-Its Inc v Selective Insurance Company of America
  
  The Court considers whether the pollution exclusion provision of the insured's commercial general liability policy applies only to traditional environmental pollution claims.
• Animal Attack Information
  
  A guide to understanding Animal Attacks and your legal rights if you have been attacked by an animal, including state dog bite laws, a guide for determining fault, ways of protecting yourself and your children from animal attacks, and the statute of limitations.
• Burn Injury Information
  
  A guide to understanding Burn Accidents and Burn Injuries, including a list and explanation of both the types of Burn Injuries and the causes of Burn Injuries, a guide for determining liability, and the statute of limitations.
• Pollotion Accident Information
  
  Information about Environmental Hazards and Pollution Accidents, including a list of the types of Pollution Accidents, a guide for determining liability, and the statute of limitions.