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If a dog bit you in Orange, CA, you can recover money damages from the owner under California Civil Code §3342 — California’s strict-liability dog-bite statute — even if the dog had never bitten anyone before and the owner had no idea it was dangerous. You do not need to prove negligence. The owner’s homeowner’s or renter’s insurance typically pays your medical bills, lost wages, and pain-and-suffering damages out of policy limits that average $100,000 to $300,000. 📞 Bitten by a dog in Orange CA? Call Sky Law Group now: (714) 300-2000 — Free 24/7 Consultation. Hablamos Español. No Fee Unless We Win. Sky Law Group — 303 W. Katella Avenue, Suite 301, Orange, CA 92867. Based right here in Orange — across from St. Joseph Hospital and minutes from Old Towne Orange, Chapman University, and The Outlets at Orange. California Has Strict Liability for Dog Bites — That’s Your Biggest Advantage Most states still follow some version of the “one bite rule,” where dog owners get a free pass on the first bite because they supposedly couldn’t have known the dog was dangerous. California abolished that rule decades ago. Civil Code §3342 makes the owner of any dog strictly liable for damages when the dog bites a person who is (1) in a public place or (2) lawfully on private property — regardless of whether the dog had ever bitten before and regardless of what the owner knew about the dog’s temperament. That single sentence — “regardless of the […]