I can’t believe this dog bite case about Kingsley is still tied up in court. Before we start, we need to talk about which violent dog bite case we are talking about.
Here is part of my initial post on this incident:
On Thursday July 7th, 2016 a friend of Kim Richards, Paige Elizabeth Sanderson, filed suit against Kim Richards, Kyle Richards and Bruce London in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault, battery, and gross negligence after being brutally attacked by Kingsley. According to The Wrap, Sanderson was invited by Kim to meet her at Kyle’s house last April to help her get ready to film a RHOBH segment of some sort. Kim brought Kingsley with her to Kyle’s home.
Already I have so many WTF type questions. Kim still has Kingsley? Wasn’t he supposed to be off with a trainer? Kyle agreed to let Kingsley back in her house after the dog bit here child? What was being filmed in April that involved Kim? Does this mean she was going to come back as a housewife?
“Kingsley lunged at Plaintiff and bit and held onto her lower abdomen and crotch, tearing off her leggings and underwear and ripped out portions of flesh between her legs and genitalia,” according to documents obtained by The Wrap. Sanderson claims “severe physical injuries, emotional distress and pain and suffering and was required to seek, did seek and continues to seek medical treatment and surgeries for her injuries.”
To make the situation even worse, Kim and her shady lawyer forced Paige to say that a stray dog had bit her because Kingsley had already bitten enough people to be put down by animal control. They delayed taking Kim’s friend who had just been bitten in THE VAGINA to the hospital until she agreed to say she was bitten by a stray.
At that time, the reports were that this happened at Kim’s house. That was not the case. Kim started getting arrested back in 2015. She lost her home after the first couple of Kingsley attacks and was staying with Kathy for a bit and also stayed with a couple of her nieces. In December of 2015 Kyle purchased a condo for her to live in. She does not pay rent, Kyle cannot show up unannounced. That was fine because she never visited her sister in the condo until after the dog bite incident. It seems as though she still lives there according to the court documents obtained by Blast that were filed today.
The court documents also state that Kim had told her that Kingsley was living with a trainer since he bit Kyle’s daughter Alexia in the hand. Clearly, Kim lied about that and probably STILL has Kingsley. Kim also stated that Kingsley was living with a trainer on the RHOBH reunion that year. Kyle had no reason to believe that Kim still had the vicious dog. For all of these reasons, Kyle is asking a judge to remove her from the lawsuit.
I think the judge has a bit of leeway here, but it could go either way. I suppose we will have to wait and see.
I looked at that article on “The Blast” what total BS! “Kyle throws Kim under the Bus??????
If Kyle was kind enough to buy her sister a condo to live in, why the hell should it be Kyle’s responsibility to pay for Kim’s crappy dog parenting skills?
If Kim were a good person she should have accepted responsibility for her dog’s behavior! It’s not Kyle’s responsibility. I am surprised that the insurance on the condo did not step in. Unless they do not cover certain breeds??
Blast is a break off of TMZ. The people that run the site left TMZ to start their own site. They get some good stuff but they do a lot of clickbait headlines. I also hate that they don’t post the documents they are referring to and seem to read things into them.
Blast is a break off of TMZ. The people that run the site left TMZ to start their own site. They get some good stuff but they do a lot of clickbait headlines. I also hate that they don’t post the documents they are referring to and seem to read things into them.
If kyle was in on the delay of getting her medical treatment until she lied about a stray than her ass needs to be kept in the lawsuit. Horrible
Kyle wasn’t in town during the attack. If I remember correctly she was in New York. I don’t think she was even aware that the dog was on her property. The only reason to even name her in the suit would be because it happened on her property and not because she had any direct contact with the incident.
Yes, as the property owner and the one who pays the homeowners insurance, she would be a deep pocket and part of the suit. There is a reason why animal shelters are full of dog breeds deemed dangerous. Landlords tell tenants they have to give up those dogs because the landlord doesn’t want to be liable if the dog bites someone. I live not far from where Kim once lived, and the local shelter is full of pit bulls, for example.
The thing about Kyle is, even she has admitted on RHOBH that she lies to protect people. We just had a flashback this past week to Kyle yelling at LVP about LVP not ever backing her, even though Kyle lies to protect LVP. Kyle needs therapy to deal with enforcing boundaries with manipulative people like Kim and LVP.
ONCE MORE WITH FEELING…
Kyle was under the impression that Kingsley had been placed with someone who could handle him. That is what Kim said she did in 2014! Kyle NEVER visited Kim in the condo until AFTER the FOURTH dog attack. Why on earth would she think her idiot sister was harboring the vicicious dog in the condo when no one had seen him for years?
The only mistake Kyle made was buying a $520,000 condo for her sister to live in because she was homeless and trusting her not to do anything stupid.
IANAL. … But Kyle is landlord to Kim, and there is probably some expectation that the landlord will do some due diligence to ensure the property is being maintained, to include ensuring no dangerous animals live there.
It doesn’t exactly work that way.
TT mentioned it – the standard is that landlords have to give three day notice unless there is a dire emergency (like an active fire, or the landlord knows 100% there is flooding.) Even then you better make an attempt to call said tenant and tell them I need to enter the premises.
Due diligence is involved with any tenant reports to the landlord that something is wrong, and it is something that the landlord is responsible for repairing. Due diligence would mean that the landlord must resolve the issue in a timely manner to ensure the premises are inhabitable.
If there wasn’t a sisterly relationship and everything was in good repair (no reports from Kim as tenant, or for instance, neighbor complaints about dog barking), then Kim has the right to the peaceful and reasonable enjoyment of the premises without interference from the landlord.
I suspect that this is one of the reasons Kyle was being “iced” out by Kim – she worried that Kyle would find out about the dog. Because why would Kyle want that dog on her property – it put her daughter in the hospital!
Frankly, I think Kim should look at jail time for this one.
And I’m a dog lover.
But is Kyle actually her landlord? She bought Kim a condo. There is no mention of a leasing agreement, or any indication that Kim is paying rent or towards the mortgage. So, how does Kyle as a landlord actually play into this situation?
I’m so confused. So many lawsuits! I don’t know if it’s clear in court documents whether Kyle bought the property FOR Kim so it’s in her name or more likely, Kyle owns it herself and let’s Kim stay there rent free. If that’s the case then obviously Kyle is on the Deed.
I wonder if Kyle carries the insurance on the condo or Kim has renters insurance. I’m assuming Kyle is the owner or why else would her name be part of the lawsuit.
At that end of the day, if you have to keep your animal sequestered from anyone who might potentially come into contact with it for fear they will be seriously injured, it’s time to put the animal down. Kim is without a doubt one of the most selfish, self-entitled people I’ve ever seen. I’m annoyed I gave her so many chances over the years because she’s an alcoholic and I felt empathy as I’ve been in recovery half my life. She a lying liar and she needs to be seriously punished. NO “community” bullshit combing horse’s manes this time either.
Jail time. This isn’t the first lawsuit where someone claims Kim pressured them to lie and claim it wasn’t Kingsley. It’s reprehensible.
Kim was homeless and unemployed in 2015. Kyle purchased the condo so that Kim would have a place to live. When you buy property in California and are married the husband’s name is also on the title. On the date of sale, Maurico signed off all ownership of the property over to Kyle who secured her own loan to give her sister a place to lay her dumb head down at night. Kyle is the homeowner, and she would have the homeowner’s insurance. Kim pays no rent and doesn’t have a pot to piss in.
So even though Kyle though Kingsley was years out of the picture, like her lying sister who lies told everyone, Kingsley was really at the condo that Kyle didn’t ever visit Kim at until after the incident that occurred when she was on vacation.
The woman sustained serious injures and wants to be made whole. Kim has no way to do that so the woman is going after the homeowner.
Pagan, that seems to be the fine line her attorney is trying to draw. That there was no landlord tenant relationship because no money changed hands. I am not sure how important that distinction is, because Kyle still owns the property where the injury occurred.
I live next door to an elementary school and I have tons of idiot kids wandering by my house and taunting my dog who is fenced in the back yard. If they walk in the front yard and approach the fence and my dog bites them, it is likely that I would still be sued for the moron’s injury.
This legal stance is why so many people set up slip and fall incident in grocery stores and why grocery stories now have every single aisle on video surveillance.
If Kim has no control over her dog one of these days it will turn on her. I worry about her grandchildren being around the dog. Some people aren’t meant to be dog owners, especially of an aggressive dog that needs strong effective leadership. Kim should have a cat instead. I wonder if she was turned down for help from Cesar Millan. Kim is one of those owners who won’t listen to the advice they are given and can’t learn to handle their dog.
Exactly! She is one of the most irresponsible dog owners I’ve ever seen. She refuses to realize that her unstable energy is the cause of the dog’s behaviour. Just like w/her ‘sobriety’…she will continue to do things ‘her way’.
My in-laws were fine with us not visiting while they had what I considered to be a dangerous dog. They couldn’t even find people to take care of the dog so that they could visit us. The animal was just more important to them than their grandkids. Kim has probably also justified to herself why her grandkids aren’t allowed over to visit.
Wow….I did not know that (broke off from TMZ), thanks to the all knowing TT !
Yeah, a bunch of people got fed up with Harvey and one of the major guys, I think the big white guy who disappeared a year or more ago left and took quite a few of the staff with him and formed The Blast.
It’s amusing to watch TMZ steal stories from The Blast muchlike they do everyone else.
Why hasn’t that beast been put down yet? That is so painful, and I can’t imagine the trauma this woman went through with how and where she was bitten. It is disgusting that she wasn’t immediately taken to the hospital.
both her and Andy Coen are the same with their unbehaved dogs biting people and acting like it’s someone else’s fault. There are no bad dogs, just bad dog owners!
I really don’t give a shit what people think of Andy, but this is a gross exaggeration.
Andy did actually send his dog to a behaviorist for a month recently. Wacha is a rescue that was abused. He also doesn’t bring him to WWHL much anymore, even when dog lovers like Lisa are there. He has said that while he keeps working on socializing Wacha, etc. it is within controlled circumstances and all of W’s caretakers have been taught what the trainer recommends doing, etc.
I know Wacha bit Rick Springfield, but the guy was tugging on his ears and rough housing with a DOG HE DIDN’T KNOW. And knew was a rescue. A dog with doggy PTSD they suspect (as they don’t know exactly what happened to him – but he was majorly abused.)
Apparently he has that habit – his wife let Andy know she has warned him before that he was going to get bit someday. I totally believe it, because I know a couple of asshats that will approach a dog on the street without asking and they’ve been growled at. My last dog was the most well behaved, sweetest girl – and she snapped at someone who was reaching into the car to pet her without warning.
The dog trainer was on the radio show today – I’m planning on getting his book. He had some real practical down to earth stuff
I have been completely out of the loop. I guess it’s because I don’t really like Andy all that much. I had no idea that Wacha had bitten anyone, or that he had been abused. I knew he was a rescue, but that was all I knew about it. It’s good that Andy is taking precautions to get him socialized.
I have a personal stake in people taking precautions with their aggressive dogs. I was almost mauled to death by a German Shepherd when I was 4. I was standing in my baby sitters yard waiting for the ice cream truck, and one of her neighbors left their gate open. I still have the scars on my arms and legs. I was lucky. A few years later, my brother was actually mauled to death by doberman who had attacked many children in the neighborhood. My dad made sure the owners’ had both dogs put down (no one has ever confirmed it, but I suspect my dad threatened to do it for them if they didn’t take care of it).
Yikes, Pagan. So sorry to hear that.
As for Andy, the whole “Wacha must have been abused” story came out after he bit like two people on the show. He mostly just snapped at them and ate Maury Pauviches glasses.
Banjo was a very submissive dog when I first got him. I would take him to the dog park and other dogs would pick on him and it would break my heart.
Then he either injured himself with his constant fence jumping (he could hop the four foot fence I had put up for him without even grazing it It was like he was a gazelle) or he had some other sort of issue. Ever since his back legs suddenly stopped working he was VERY aggresssive with the vets. I took him to UGA for a third opinion about WTF was wrong with him and that vet said “If you are not going to put him down, he should never be around people or other dogs ever.” Since then we have vacationed with other dogs (he ADORES small dogs) and he has been good with some people. He seems to be a very good judge of character though. The stalker neighbor was a normal person before he became a drug addict or whatever happened to him, Banjo didn’t like him much but he was tolerant. Once he went batshit, he has a very distinct bark that I call “the asshole bark” when he sees him. If you remember Ladarious, my favorite lawn kid, who was a very good kid let him ride in the car with us and had no issue with him.
He does NOT like the police. And that is embarrassing. But I always crate him unless I feel like he was going to be okay. I did entertain a female friend once a while back who he jumped on and scratched her face up with his razor sharp talons he will not let anyone touch. She is a lawyer and thankfully she did not sue!
Banjo failed the temperament test at the kennel so he’s not allowed to be around other dogs and has to stay crated if I board him and it is generally more expensive than my hotel room for a trip. When I went to Paris the last time I was gone two weeks in the winter and it rained the entire time while I was gone. A girl came to my house and will apparently never come back. Banjo doesn’t go out in the rain unless absolutely necessary so apparently it was a nightmare for her. She emailed me photos of Banjo every day as proof of life and I liked that. In fact I tried to extend my stay but she was not having it despite her high rate of pay.
I’m so incredibly sorry for both the loss of your brother and your terrible injury. I can’t imagine how difficult this must have been for your family. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. God bless.
I’m guessing the lawsuit named Kyle because she has much deeper pockets than Kim does.
Exactly. Kim would still be living in her car if Kyle had not set her up with a condo, and probably an allowance.
Where is rich Fat Burger daughter?
Poor Kyle. I hope the judge allows her to be removed from the case.
But this situation is yet another example of Kyle enabling Kim (free home, seemingly not responsible for homeowners/renters insurance, no accountability to anyone about the pets living there), and now someone is seriously hurt and Kyle expects to get off scot free. Maybe if Kyle hurts enough financially, she will finally stop propping up Kim.
It is a sad situation, but why should the victim be treated with less sympathy than the one who enabled the dog’s owner?
I agree. And I would add that Kyle KNOWS her sister Kim plenty well enough by now, to know she cant be trusted to do anything she says, or to be honorable. Im also not so sure Kyle didnt know and hasnt allways known that Kingsley was allways there, and that she hasnt continued to lie her ass off for Kim. Kim was so awful to Kyles daughter when she got bit by Kingsley. Why would Kim change after not caring about her own niece, and attacking and threatening to expose things about the niece on tv. I would have been done with anyone after treating my kid like that. I would not have bought her a condo thats for sure.
HOW IN THE HELL IS KYLE CONSTANTLY BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR HER FUCKED UP SISTER’S BEHAVIOR HER GETTING OFF SCOT FREE?
I really feel for Kyle. She is stuck in a no win situation when it comes to Kim. Kim is incapable of taking care of herself. She also refuses to accept that she is seriously fucked up and a drain on everyone around her.
If Kyle leaves Kim to her own devices and provides no financial support, she gets treated badly by the rest of the family and her haters for not being there for her sister. If she gives her lodging and makes sure she isn’t homeless, she is called an enabler who should be hit hard by Kim’s mistakes in order to learn her lesson.
Welcome to Kyle’s entire life. That is exactly her situation and Kathy’s too. They seem to sort of alternate helping Kim. Prior to Kyle buying the condo Kim stayed at Kathy’s for a bit and that didn’t last long, then she briefly stayed with a couple of Kathy’s daughters.
Most of Kim’s kids have sort of distanced themselves either by going to college far away or getting married and keeping a lot of boundaries in place. Her son was apparently living with Kim in the condo and those two are not good together. I don’t think Kyle knew Chad was living there either.
I like Kyle too. I realize she doesnt approve of Kim’s actions alot of times. I think Kim is very envious of the mother and wife Kyle is, and maybe hates her for being dependent on her. I just think they are too easy on her, and other people are paying the price for it. So maybe they ought to get bit in the ass by the legal system. Wasnt one of Kathy’s kids the moron who gave her that dog? I think this is an example of rich people, thinking no rules should appy to them, and the dog can go ahead and maim all the little people it wants to. They should have insisted she get rid of that dog, on condition to recieving any more help or a home. If she wants to be homeless because of that dog, fuck her. Go be homeless, its your choice. Shes lucky she has people with money who help her. I think Kim is a terrible mother too, just awful.
” I think this is an example of rich people, thinking no rules should appy to them, and the dog can go ahead and maim all the little people it wants to. They should have insisted she get rid of that dog, on condition to recieving any more help or a home. If she wants to be homeless because of that dog, fuck her.”
That whizzing sound going over your head is the POINT. Which is EVERYONE THOUGHT THE DOG WAS SENT AWAY IN 2014!.
Im not sure I believe that they didnt know it was still there. Anyways, now they know she lied again.
No good deed goes unpunished. Hope the judge dismisses too.
I was on a jury trial about an injury and eventual death that happened on a private rental property. A wide net was cast in the lawsuit. The city was sued because it happened partially on the sidewalk. The owner of the house, the renters of the house, and even the property manager were all named in the lawsuit. The lawyer said that they were all sued because all of those “people” should have known what was going on at that property over a period of time.
This makes me think that it might not be so easy for Kyle to get out of the suit. I don’t think she should be responsible if she didn’t know the dog was there, and that sounds like the case. But big insurance companies and judges probably don’t accept ignorance as an excuse. Doubtful she would even want that dog there after what it did to her daughter.
My homeowners insurance does not allow pit bulls on the property. Along with some other types of dogs.
I forgot to say that I think Kim is one of those terribly irresponsible dog owners who care nothing about anyone else but themselves.
The injury done to her friend sounds horrible. I can’t believe Kim coerced her to lie about the attack. I love dogs, but this one should have been euthanized about 3 attacks ago.
It seems so strange to me that Kyle is even being sued, but I’m from the UK and the law is a bit different here. That dog should have been destroyed a long time ago, surely if the net to sue can be cast so wide shouldn’t animal control also be sued as the dog wasn’t destroyed after the first 3 reported attacks?
It sure does seem like Kim is getting preferencial treatment from somewhere. I’m really surprised that the dog still exists after inflicting 2 very serious sounding injuries. I hope something is done before he kills something, or someone.
I’ve heard of dogs being euthanized for a lot less.
I am reading this while in a very foul mood, and now I’m about to jump. WTF? I’m sorry, it is just too damn bad Kingsley didn’t chomp on Kim’s crotch instead of her friends. She is apparently too stupid to care about anything, herself, kids, life, dog, whatever! Kyle MAY not have known the dog was there, but she knows her lying, dysfunctional sister is not to be trusted over anything.
Kim never has to face the consequences of her actions, thanks to Kyle and Kathy Hilton. Kingsley should have been put down a long time ago, because Kim couldn’t be bothered to train him. Not Kingsleys fault. Kim is a moron, he didn’t have a chance. Too bad Kim Richards can’t be put down. Useless bitch.
I don’t blame Kyle at all for the way Kim acts or for what Kim does. Kim is an adult. I may be the only one, but I don’t think Kyle is exactly how she makes herself out to be on tv. Kyle and her husband both love fame and will do anything to make sure they stay in the spotlight. She’s not as innocent as she seems. But it seems the whole family (sister, nieces, etc.) are like that. And, its only my opinion, but I just get a feeling when I see Kyle’s husband that he’s a little shady. Believe me Kyle is only showing you what she wants you to see. Behind closed doors…well……. But then again, this is only my opinion.
I guess I don’t see what the issue is with Kyle and Maurico enjoying fame? Isn’t that part of why all of these folks sign up to do a reality show? They want fame and they have enough narcissism to believe that other people will be interested in their lives. There is also the financial reward, Mauricio’s business took off because of RHBH, VanderPump has made a killing between the two shows and the advertising for her restaurants and animal causes. Erika is over the moon that she is now part of pop culture (although I don’t approve of her going the Kardashian route). As for only showing what they want us to see, again, isn’t that true of everyone, not just housewives?
It is likely that Kyle needs to be on the lawsuit for the victim plaintiff to seek recovery through the homeowners insurance policy.
The attorneys that filed this motion could very well be hired by the insurance company to represent Kyle pursuant to the insurance policy, rather than kyle’s personal attorneys, and that makes the blast’s framing of this situation of Kyle throwing her sister under the bus even more ridiculous. Any insurance company with these facts is going to file a motion trying to get out of the case.
Wish the blast had posted the documents so we could know for sure what’s going on. I tried to look them up but I cannot find any info as to where this was filed or case #.
I think too, that as a property owner, you are responsable for what goes on at your prooerty, including criminal activity, and rent has nothing to do with it. Kyle agreed to have Kim live there. Also, in lawsuits they can nail someone for all of a judgement by having 1 percent of the fault, if they are the ones with the deep pockets. Thats probably why Mauricio didnt want his name tied up with this. I think they have allways known Kim had that dog. It seems they will go along with anything to appease Kim. I bet Mauricio hates Kim by now.
YES!!!!!!
TT, I couldn’t post this directly under your reply to my comment, but thank you. I assumed the only reason to name Kyle in the suit was because she owned the property. I just didn’t understand how being a landlord fit into it because, obviously Kim can’t pay rent and I doubt Kyle ever expected her to. She most likely would have been crucified by her family if she even hinted that Kim had to pay her own way.
I want the victim to get justice here, I just hate that Kyle, once again, has to be the one to provide it while Kim keeps going on her merry way wrecking shit and suffering no consequence. I really wish that someone would charge her with something like reckless endangerment or something with a criminal statute so that she had to serve time. Although, I do wonder if Kim is too far gone for that to really have an effect.
Still, it worked wonders for Robert Downey Jr. and many people thought that he would never get sober.
Kyle should have made Kim sign an agreement, even if there was no rent involved. Kim is so irresponsible. There should have been a long list of conditions. If Kim doesn’t sign, she can live where-ever. Kyle needs to smarten up more.
Kim needs to work and pay rent. She doesn’t need a pet until she can take care of herself. Why does everyone let her get away with so much bullshit? That animal is dangerous (at least when he’s in Kim’s care).
I feel so bad for this latest victim. Ouch!
ITA – Kyle should have had Kim sign an agreement that she would not keep a dangerous dog on the property.
I feel sorry for Kyle because I suspect Kim indulges in a lot of guilt-tripping if Kyle tries to establish healthy boundaries with her.
After Kim’s major relapse/shop-lifting a few years ago, I remember reading that both Kyle and Kathy agreed not to bail her out financially until she agreed to treatment. I’m not sure if that’s true but Kim certainly liked to play her sisters off each other.
I agree that Kim guilt trips her family, especially Kyle. I just saw a repeat of the end of RHOBH season 1 where Kim was crying that she supported her family while she was working and young. Bought the family house, Kyle’s car etc. If she said that on camera I can’t imagine what she says off camera to Kyle. I’m sure it’s bad and it seems when Kyle is having issues with Kim, Kathy always sides with Kim when it probably shouldn’t be any of her business. Kyle doesn’t want to lose both sisters so she goes along with whatever Kim demands of her.
Especially now that she’s sold two TV shows INSPIRED by her family life.