Ryan Zampogna is seeking more than $50,000 in damages

A Westmoreland County man has filed a lawsuit saying he was attacked by a dog inside of a building supply store in Leechburg.Ryan Zampogna, of New Kensington, said the incident happened Feb. 28 at the Stanford Home Centers store on State Route 356.In the court paperwork, Zampogna said he was dropping off a piece of equipment for repairs when a dog that belongs to the business owner attacked him.Zampogna said the dog, believed to be a Malamute breed, was not restrained.After the incident, Zampogna sought treatment at a local Med Express.Zampogna claims the owner of the dog should have known about the alleged dangerous propensity of the animal because of what he says were past incidents in which the dog attacked people at the business.Zampogna is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.The defendant has not publicly commented on the lawsuit.

A Westmoreland County man has filed a lawsuit saying he was attacked by a dog inside of a building supply store in Leechburg.

Ryan Zampogna, of New Kensington, said the incident happened Feb. 28 at the Stanford Home Centers store on State Route 356.


In the court paperwork, Zampogna said he was dropping off a piece of equipment for repairs when a dog that belongs to the business owner attacked him.

Zampogna said the dog, believed to be a Malamute breed, was not restrained.

After the incident, Zampogna sought treatment at a local Med Express.

Zampogna claims the owner of the dog should have known about the alleged dangerous propensity of the animal because of what he says were past incidents in which the dog attacked people at the business.

Zampogna is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.

The defendant has not publicly commented on the lawsuit.