In two recent dog bite cases, settlements were reached. A teenage girl was visiting her friend and while she was petting the family dog, it suddenly lunged at her and bit her resulting in a scar on the nose. This case was settled during trial for $225,000. In the other case a teenage boy was playing in the backyard of his friend, when the family dog was given his meal, the boy approached and suddenly the dog lunged at him and bit him in the chin area resulting in a scar. This case was settled in mediation for $145,000.