New Year, New Dog Bite Lawsuit

What if you live in a condominium and your dog bites not one, but two people during a party? The Michigan Court of Appeals has recently ruled in Blaylock v MacIntyre, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued July 29, 2025 (Docket No. 370688), that the owner of the condominium cannot be held liable for negligence if they have no knowledge of any dangerous propensities of the dog. In this case, Plaintiffs were licensees of the condominium owner.

To prevail in a claim against the property owner, Plaintiffs must establish, among other things, that the property owner knew or had reason to know of any dangerous propensities of the dog.