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‘Real Housewives’ Dog Bite

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emotional-damages award for an attack by “Real Housewives” star Kim Richards’ pit bull, finding the court relied on outdated case law to arrive at a figure that “without further explanation appears unusually low.”

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emotional-damages award for an attack by “Real Housewives” star Kim Richards’ pit bull, finding the court relied on outdated case law to arrive at a figure that “without further explanation appears unusually low.”

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