More than seven years ago, on Friday January 26, 2001 in San Francisco, Diane Whipple was killed after her neighbors two dogs attacked her outside of her apartment. The dogs had apparently dragged their owner down a hallway in an attempt to attack Diane Whipple. The owner of the dogs, Marjorie Knoller, was unable to restrain the two dogs who have a combined weight of 233 pounds. It took Knoller 5 minutes to pull her dogs back from attacking Whipple's throat. Whipple underwent extensive surgery to repair veins and arteries in her neck that were severed when she was attacked. Seventy minutes after her surgery she died.
Diane Whipple was only 33 years old, she was a lacrosse coach at St. Mary's College. Her partner of seven years filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owners of the dogs as well as the owners of the apartment building they lived in.
On Monday September 22, 2008 Marjorie Knoller was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. The Los Angeles Times reported that the second-degree murder conviction was reinstated last month by Superior Court Judge Charlotte Woolard. Evidence collected from Knoller and her husband, Robert Noel, led investigators to believe the dogs may have been trained to attack.
Lederer & Nojima, LLP, have experience in dog biting incidents such as this. If you or someone you know has been the victim of a dog biting attack or a wrongful death, please contact our office to speak with an attorney. Our firm has experience with cases such as this in addition to other various areas we specialize in. Feel free to visit our website at http://www.lederernojima.com/
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