{"id":429544,"date":"2023-07-11T18:16:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T18:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=429544"},"modified":"2023-07-11T18:16:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T18:16:23","slug":"former-cowboys-star-ezekiel-elliott-settles-suit-over-dog-attack-ahead-of-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/former-cowboys-star-ezekiel-elliott-settles-suit-over-dog-attack-ahead-of-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Cowboys Star Ezekiel Elliott Settles Suit Over Dog Attack Ahead Of Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ezekiel Elliott, a former running back for the Cowboys, has resolved a lawsuit that was filed in July of 2021.<\/p>\n<h2>Former Cowboys Star Ezekiel Elliott Settles Suit Over Dog Attack Ahead Of Trial<\/h2>\n<p>An unprovoked assault by one of Elliott&#8217;s dogs allegedly left Jennifer Gampper with &#8220;severe and permanent injuries&#8221; during the summer of 2021, according to her claims. She demanded damages of more than $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Morning News reports that Gampper&#8217;s attorney acknowledged in a written statement that the litigation had &#8220;resolved.&#8221; He stated that he was unable to speak about the settlement&#8217;s specifics.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ezekiel Elliott settles suit against him over dog attack. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6uXCHgQs09\">https:\/\/t.co\/6uXCHgQs09<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProFootballTalk\/status\/1678568356918575104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The initial account, which was published in May 2021, detailed how Elliott had received a citation when three of his dogs ran amok in Frisco, Texas, resulting in two persons being sent to the hospital with bite-related wounds.<\/p>\n<p>According to Texas Code Title 25, one of the dogs, a rottweiler, who escaped and is probably to blame for the assault on the two victims, was subjected to a 10-day house confinement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: Former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cowboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cowboys<\/a> RB Ezekiel Elliott settled a lawsuit against him over an attack involving a dog.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit sought damages exceeding $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>More here:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SRG0M9QpJ6\">https:\/\/t.co\/SRG0M9QpJ6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fMr8wqEKXp\">pic.twitter.com\/fMr8wqEKXp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/1678773890489946119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the lawsuit, while performing maintenance at the former Dallas Cowboys player&#8217;s residence at the time of the incident, he left a gate open, allowing the dog to escape and attack.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main defenses in the case was that Ezekiel Elliott &#8220;was well aware that his dog had a propensity to bite and attack people&#8221; but failed to take the required steps to properly contain the animal. This was his pets&#8217; third legal battle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cowboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cowboys<\/a> BREAKING: Ezekiel Elliott Settles $1 Million Dog Attack Lawsuit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7zy779Xshf\">https:\/\/t.co\/7zy779Xshf<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasCowboysFN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DallasCowboysFN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; fishsports \u272d (@fishsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fishsports\/status\/1678763942959792128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The three dogs were later discovered in Frisco&#8217;s Starwood neighbourhood, a residential area close to Elliott&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p>This Monday&#8217;s 471st District Court jury trial was planned for this case. However, the Dallas Morning News&#8217; Isabella Volmert was informed that the case had been &#8220;resolved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Three animal-at-large tickets were given to Ezekiel Elliott, and the Rottweiler was quarantined for a minimum of 10 days in order to be observed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ezekiel Elliott has settled the civil lawsuit filed against him involving one of his dogs allegedly attacking a woman and leaving her with &quot;severe and permanent injuries.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8bPB71S1ha\">https:\/\/t.co\/8bPB71S1ha<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OutKick (@Outkick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outkick\/status\/1678768605708836867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact that the case has been resolved, Pablo Vela, a co-defendant of Ezekiel Elliott, is still unknown at this time. 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Former Cowboys Star Ezekiel Elliott Settles Suit Over Dog Attack Ahead Of Trial An unprovoked assault by one of Elliott&#8217;s dogs allegedly left Jennifer Gampper with &#8220;severe and permanent injuries&#8221; during the summer of 2021, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":402797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[788,11143,11141,9468,11142,2211],"class_list":["post-429544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-ezekiel-elliott","tag-ezekiel-elliott-dog-lawsuit","tag-ezekiel-elliott-lawsuit","tag-ezekiel-elliott-news","tag-ezekiel-elliott-settle-lawsuit","tag-nfl-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}