Cause of Action	Plaintiff	Defendant	Type of Injury	Key Elements	Punitive Damages
Dog Bite Statute	Person Bitten	Dog Owner	Bite	Owner Only and Bite Only	No
Negligence	Person Harmed	Anyone	Any	Duty	No
Negligence Per Se	Person Harmed	Anyone	Any	Violation of Statute or Ordinance	No
Common Law Liability	Person Harmed	Anyone	Any	Dangerous Propensity and Knowledge of It	No
Premises Liability	Person Harmed	Landowner or Manager	Any	Knowledge of Vicious Dog or Dangerous Condition (Actual Knowledge if Residential Property)	No
Emotional Distress of Bystander	Close Family Member of Victim	Defendant Liable for Victim’s Injury	Severe Emotional Distress	Saw or Heard Victim Getting Injured	No
Battery	Person Harmed	Anyone	Any	Reckless or Intended Actions	Yes
Failure to Vaccinate	Person Bitten	Dog Owner	Bite and Emotional Distress	Statute or Ordinance Requiring Vaccination	No
Failure to Provide ID or Proof of Vaccination	Person Bitten	Dog Owner and Person with Custody of Dog	Bite	No ID or Proof of Vaccination	No
Failure to Warn	Person Harmed	Dog Owner or Shelter or Rescue Group	Any	Knowledge of Danger and Failure to Warn	No
Negligent Misrepresentation	Person Harmed	Dog Owner or Shelter or Rescue Group	Any	No Basis for Statement and Reasonable Reliance	No
Intentional Misrepresentation	Person Harmed	Dog Owner or Shelter or Rescue Group	Any	Reckless or Intentional Lie and Reasonable Reliance	Yes
Violation of Truth in Pet Adoption Law	Person Harmed	Shelter or Rescue Group	Any	No Written Disclosure Before Adoption	No