TV Host Dr. Phil Sued Over Dog Attack

Although he’s known for dispensing tough love and homespun advice on his popular television talk show, it appears that he’s better at dealing with humans than with his own animals, at least according to a lawsuit filed by beauty expert Janet Harris. The suit alleges that during a 2009 visit Harris paid to Dr. Phil’s home in Beverly Hills, she was suddenly attacked by Maggie, the family’s Jindo, a Korean dog breed. The attack led to numerous injuries on her arm and hand. The suit further alleges that Dr. Phil delayed seeking medical attention for Harris, as he was afraid that press coverage of the incident would harm his reputation.

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Family Sues Nursing Home Over Resident’s Fatal Fall

In October 2010, 89-year-old Carrie Delay, a resident of the Motion Picture & Television Fund's nursing home in Woodland Hills, California, suffered a serious fall on a staircase in the facility. Delay, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, was in a wheelchair at the time of the incident, which resulted in a spinal fracture and several other significant injuries. She died a week later, prompting her family to file a lawsuit against the facility alleging that it was negligent in its care for Alzheimer’s-stricken patients. Delay’s death was the latest in a string of troubling incidents at the facility in which residents with the deteriorating neurological condition have been seriously injured.

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