DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A 22-year-old
college student from Coppell,
Texas, has filed a lawsuit against the owners of two dogs
that viciously attacked her and left her permanently disfigured
after she was hired to care for the animals last month.
Dallas attorney Chip Brooker of Brooker
Law, PLLC, represents Jacqueline
Durand, a 22-year-old student at the University of Texas at Dallas. She was hired by Dr.
Justin Bishop and his wife, Ashley,
to care for several animals at their home in Coppell while they were away for the
holidays.
Ms. Durand had met the couple's mixed-breed Pit Bull and mixed-breed German Shepherd – the
latter a recent foster pet – one time before traveling to the
Bishop's home on Dec. 23, which was
also one day before her 22nd birthday.
As Ms. Durand opened the front door, the two dogs immediately
pushed the door open, knocked her down, and brutally attacked her.
As a result, she suffered multiple life-threatening injuries,
including the loss of both ears, nose, lips, and most of her face,
in addition to severe puncture wounds over her entire body. She has
since undergone several reconstructive surgeries and will require
many more. Ms. Durand remains hospitalized locally.
The dogs were captured and placed in the care of the
City of Coppell before a municipal
judge decided earlier this month that they should be
euthanized.
"Jacqueline will forever measure her life in terms of before and
after opening that door," Mr. Brooker says. "She will be
permanently disfigured for the rest of her life, and we filed this
lawsuit to make sure all the responsible parties are held
accountable."
The lawsuit is Durand v. Bishop, et al., No.
CC-22-00369-D, in Dallas County
Court at Law No. 4.
Brooker Law, PLLC, represents
individuals and families nationwide in wrongful death and
catastrophic personal injury cases involving dangerous and
defective products, trucking and transportation crashes, explosions
and burns, on-the-job injuries, sexual assault, and professional
negligence, among other claims. The firm has experience handling
cases involving wrongful deaths, traumatic brain injuries,
amputations, burns, and paralysis, including paraplegia and
quadriplegia. Brooker Law also
represents individuals and businesses in complex business disputes
involving claims of fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary
duty, tortious interference, and other business torts. Learn more
at www.brookerlaw.com.
For more information, contact Bruce Vincent at 214-763-6226 or
bruce.vincent@muselegalpr.com.
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