'Real Housewives' Dog Bite

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday <strong><a href="http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2017/04/18/15-56077.pdf">reversed</a></strong> a trial court’s $4,000 emotional-damages <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/reality-star-must-pay-8000-for-dog-bite/">award</a> for an attack by “Real Housewives” star Kim Richards’ pit bull, finding the court relied on outdated case law to arrive at a figure that “without further explanation appears unusually low.”

PASADENA, Calif. – The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday reversed a trial court’s $4,000 emotional-damages award for an attack by “Real Housewives” star Kim Richards’ pit bull, finding the court relied on outdated case law to arrive at a figure that “without further explanation appears unusually low.”

Categories / Appeals, Personal Injury

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