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Horse Injuries & Illnesses |
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Cruelty
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This segment contains cases that deal with injuries and illnesses to horses from all causes except for instances of horse abuse or neglect, which are covered in the segment on Cruelty to Horses. Veterinary malpractice cases are included in this segment.
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Statutes
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Georgia Court of Appeals (1995) Georgia court has no
jurisdiction over Nebraska vet who did prepurchase exam
Texas Court of Appeals (1995) Concealing cause of death in necropsy
report extends statute of limitations
U.S. District Court, N.Y. (1997) No long-arm jurisdiction over N.J.
vet in malpractice claim for prepurchase exam
Illinois Court of Claims (1998) University not liable for
deaths of Lipizzaners from eating yew plants on campus
Texas Court of Appeals (1998) Summary judgment incorrectly granted in
anesthesia death case
Michigan Court of Appeals (1998) Chiropractor may not practice on
horses without supervision by vet
California Court of Appeal (1999) Expert evidence of standard of
care necessary in veterinary malpractice cases
North Carolina Court of Appeal (1999) North Carolina court had no
jurisdiction over Florida veterinarians
Nebraska Supreme Court (1999) Vet not entitled to summary judgment
because no showing of lack of negligence
Connecticut Superior Court (1999) General negligence claim against vet
does not require expert testimony
Texas Court of Appeals (2000) Requirement that plaintiff post bond
does not apply in veterinary malpractice cases
U.S. Court of Appeals (2000) Veterinary malpractice case can be tried
without specific evidence of cause of death
Louisiana Attorney General (2000) Police department
may pay for veterinary treatment of police horse that collapsed
Delaware Superior Court (2001) Decline in market value, not lost
winnings, measures injuries to racehorse
U.S. Court of Appeals (2001) Vet convicted of prescribing steroids
for human use
New York Appellate Division (2001) Vet liable for death of horse
through negligent use of anesthesia
Colorado Supreme Court (2001) Malpractice claim against vet requires
expert testimony about standard of practice
Oregon Court of Appeals (2001) Veterinary Board sends case back for
new suspension hearing
Texas Attorney General (2001) Veterinarian has no right to refuse to
return animal because fee not paid
California Court of Appeals (2001) Negligent use of treadmill in
clinic does not require vet expert testimony
Arkansas Supreme Court (2001) Owner cannot challenge statute dealing
with positive EIA horse
Nebraska Supreme Court (2002) No proof that veterinary malpractice
was cause of deaths of two horses
California Court of Appeals (2002) Trial court
should have permitted jury to decide veterinary fraud claim
Georgia Court of Appeals (2002) Cannot sue for
witnessing dog attacking newly born foal
U.S. District Court West Virginia (2002) Horse feed
may have contained rat poison
Louisiana Court of Appeals (2002) Electric company
liable for electrocution of horse rubbing against guy wire
California Court of Appeal (2003) Lawsuit for
defective strangles vaccine barred by veterinary malpractice limitations period
Texas Court of Appeals (2003) Veterinary malpractice
lawsuit requires expert testimony as to standard of care
Iowa Court of Appeals (2003) Lawsuit against state
university veterinary hospital dismissed because of sovereign immunity
U.S. Court of Appeals (2003) Owner may be liable for
sored horse without proof owner knew trainer had sored horse
U.S. Court of Appeals (2003) Notice of legal
proceeding concerning sored horse by certified mail sufficient
California Court of Appeals (2004) Veterinary
malpractice lawsuit requires expert testimony as to standard of care
California Court of Appeals (2004) Veterinarian liable for
missing lameness cause in prepurchase examination