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A tomcat named Baxter who attacked his owners' neighbor has upped the level of legal liability that cat owners in Connecticut face. The state Supreme Court has held that an owner can't escape paying for injuries inflicted by their cat simply because the pet has no history of attacking people. A superior court judge had dismissed the suit against Baxter's owners based on case precedent establishing that owners aren’t liable unless their cat previously displayed behavior that might foreshadow an attack.