Stamford attorney Alan Scott Pickel, who represented Matthew Lazarus, 31, said the settlement was reached last month, nearly two years after the suit was filed against the city.
Pickel said his client was hurt when a shelter volunteer showed him a Rottweiler as a possible dog to adopt.
Pickel said the dog should never have been shown to Lazarus because the animal had already bitten two prior owners.
“Mr. Lazarus is very happy with the settlement and he is now residing in Texas with his wife and a newborn baby and is moving on with his life,” Pickel said.
The suit accused the shelter, which was run at the time by Laurie Hollywood, of improper procedures. Hollywood was removed in 2014 as shelter manager and criminally charged with three counts of reckless endangerment. She was accused of misrepresenting the biting history of three other animals that were later adopted and bit again.
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| Director Laurie Hollywood greets one of four Staffordshire Terrier dogs on Monday, March 17, 2014, that were dropped off at the animal care and control shelter in Stamford, Conn. Photo: Jason Rearick |
The victims from one dog included a child, adults and other dogs. The manager also failed to report dog bites and injuries on multiple occasions and failed to take action, the city said. One of the dogs that was adopted out had bitten three police officers in the past, according to the report.
(Stamford Advocate - March 3, 2016)
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