https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/5wgevt/update_dog_ate_neighbors_drone/
"A small update to my neighbor flying his drone in my backyard and attacking my dog:
I was served a summons by a Sheriff's Deputy, neighbor decided to
take me to Small Claims over his drone. My MIL is a paralegal secretary,
so I was able to get a free consultation with a lawyer where she works
to ask some questions about what to bring and how to prepare. He seemed
genuinely amused that my neighbor was even trying to sue. He also
suggested I counter sue and how I could possibly add in more damages...
I brought both police reports to court, as well as several photos of my
backyard, photos of our shared 8' high privacy fence, medical bills for
my dog, and a few short videos I had of him doing fly bys over my dog
in the past. His main argument to the judge was that I "maliciously
installed a table to allow my dog to jump high enough to catch his
drone, which I (somehow) trained him to do". Which, yes I had recently
bought a new picnic table, but only so I have somewhere to sit and eat
outside. I argued that his flying was causing my dog anxiety and that's
what provoked it, and thanks to y'alls advice, that my dog could have
potentially died from ingesting part of the drone or if the drone hit
him. In the end, he now has to pay me just under $2,000 for various vet
bills (xrays, dental exams, sedation, medication etc). He is also banned
from flying over my property, and I installed trail cams front and back
yards just in case. He seems pretty upset with me, so I wanted to be
careful."
Jeezo. Some people think they can fly over anything at any time. These are the people who make it tough for the rest of us.
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