If They Bite You, You Bite Twice as Hard Back

Good luck to this next loser on trying to find a lawyer to take this case. But then again, it is America and in a country where a person who spills coffee over themselves, sues for millions and succeeds, maybe this guy does have a chance after all. Read on and judge for yourself. I'll still stick with my first instinct.

By the Associated Press


A 33-year-old man who bit back after he was caught by a Phoenix police dog is suing police.

Erin Sullivan alleges the dog violated his civil rights and used excessive force to capture him after he ran from officers in Glendale during a burglary investigation last year.

Police say Sullivan bit the dog back, injuring it.

The lawsuit names the cities of Phoenix and Glendale and four officers.

Precursor filings to the lawsuit sought $200,000 from Glendale and $250,000 from Phoenix.

Officials in Glendale and Phoenix have declined comment.

Sullivan also alleges Glendale police refused to give him insulin to treat his diabetes. Sullivan's attorney, Keith Knowlton, has said his client suffered a diabetic seizure in a Glendale cell.

Sullivan is serving eight years for convictions in the Glendale burglary.