EXCLUSIVE: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Kim Richards slams childhood friend who has demanded more money after the reality star's pit bull 'viciously' attacked her
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- Kay Rozario filed a lawsuit against Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Kim Richards, after the reality star's pit bull attacker her in March 2014
- Rozario claimed that Richards was negligent and caused her pit bull, Kingsley, to attack
- She claimed the production team in charge of the reality show covered up the attack for Richards
- She sought a minimum of $1.25million in damages from Richards and the production company
- But only received $8,083.52 because a judge found lack of evidence relating to emotional distress
- Rozario has since appealed the original $8,000 judgement, saying the judge abused his or her discretion in awarding her so little
- Richards has slammed the appeal, saying she never meant to have her friend attacked and the incident wasn't her fault
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richards blasted a former friend who was attacked by her pit bull, saying the woman doesn't deserve more money in damages than she's already received.
Richards' longtime childhood friend Kay Rozario filed a federal lawsuit against the reality TV star and Evolution Film & Tape - the producers behind Real Housewives - last year.
Rozario claimed that Richards was negligent and caused her pit bull, Kingsley, to attack her on March 20, 2014, and the production team allegedly covered up the attack for Richards.
She suffered lacerations on her hand and arm, some of which required stitches, and substantial pain in her back and stomach.
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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Kim Richards slammed former childhood friend who demanded money after the reality star's pit bull (pictured), Kingsley, attacked her
Kay Rozario filed a lawsuit against the Real Housewives star and Evolution Film & Tape - the producers behind the show - last year
Rozario claimed that Richards was negligent and caused her pit bull, Kingsley, to attack her on March 20, 2014, and the production team allegedly covered up the attack for Richards
She sought a minimum of $1.25million in damages from Richards and the production company, but only received $8,083.52 because a judge found lack of evidence relating to emotional distress.
Rozario has since appealed the original $8,000 judgement, saying the judge abused his or her discretion in awarding her so little from her million-dollar complaint.
Richards, however, has slammed the appeal, saying she never meant to have her friend attacked and the incident wasn't her fault. She said she even panicked after her dog attacked the woman.
Rozario's lawsuit demanded damages for emotional distress, medical treatment costs and other costs including pain, suffering, physical disfigurement and other intangible losses.
She said that Richards refused to call 911 because she feared she would be fired from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
'There was so much blood all over the place, I thought I was bleeding to death and going to die,' she claimed. 'While I was laying there with all that blood on the floor, Defendant Richards repeatedly begged me to not call 911.
'She also repeatedly begged me "not to tell anybody" and asked me to promise her that I wouldn't say anything about the attack because she would lose her job.'
She suffered lacerations on her hand and arm, some of which required stitches, and substantial pain in her back and stomach
Rozario said she suffers damages of 50 per cent loss of motion in her back, daily back pain, and 50 per cent less grip in her right hand
Rozario, whose injuries are pictured above, said she becomes physically ill when hearing about dog attacks or remembering the attack on her
Kay Rozario filed a federal lawsuit against Richards after the reality star's pit bull attacked her in March 2014
Evolution Film & Tape fired back at the lawsuit filed by Rozario, demanding it be thrown out because it was not their duty to keep the pit bull away from her.
Richards, too, fired back at Rozario's claims that she refused to call 911.
'Richards had no conceivable motive to put Rozario's life in danger, because Richards' career would have been damaged even more if a guest had bled to death in her home,' according to court papers.
They said they had no part in the legal battle and demanded all claims against them be dismissed.
An amended complaint explained that prior to the attack the production company hired a dog trainer to correct the dog's aggression and appear on the reality show.
A federal judge decided last year Evolution's motion to dismiss and sided with the production company. The order stated that the production company could not be held liable for the dog attacking Rozario and granted their motion to dismiss.
Richards never responded to the legal battle, despite being served with papers. Richard did claim, however, that Rozario only presented medical bills totaling $4,000.
Rozario sought a minimum of $1.25million in damages from Richards and the production company, but only received $8,083.52 because a judge found lack of evidence relating to emotional distress
The judge then cut Rozario's judgement from $1.25million to $8,000, and Rozario said the order declining punitive damages and dismissing her claim of emotional distress were without merit and the judge ruled in error.
She said her credibility was never at issue in this case and she provided a declaration under oath of her emotional distress and her sworn fear of dogs following the attack along with various photos of her injuries.
Rozario said she suffers damages of 50 per cent loss of motion in her back, daily back pain, and 50 per cent less grip in her right hand. She said she becomes physically ill when hearing about dog attacks or remembering the attack on her.
She demanded the Appeal Court to overturn the original decision and award her more than $8,000.
Richards said, however, that Rozario doesn't deserve a dime more than she's already received.
She said there was no evidence that she intended to hurt Rozario and, if anything, her conduct was merely negligent, adding that her former friend isn’t owed punitive damages or money for her emotional distress
Richards claimed the default judgement of $8,000 was normal for cases involving dog attacks on another person.
Richards said there was no evidence that she intended to hurt Rozario and, if anything, her conduct was merely negligent, adding that her former friend isn’t owed punitive damages or money for her emotional distress
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