A Fox Business host was allegedly left permanently disfigured after she was attacked by a pit bull in a Whole Foods store, according to a lawsuit.
Jackie DeAngelis, co-host of The Big Money Show, was shopping at a grocery store in Manhattan in September 2023 when she was mauled by the dog, the filing states.
Whole Foods prohibits pets that are not service animals from entering the store.
However, DeAngelis, 46, is now suing the retailer and accused them in her lawsuit of failing to remove the animal before she sustained ‘severe, serious and permanent personal injuries.’
‘As a result of the occurrence, [DeAngelis] sustained injuries to her body, including significant scarring and disfigurement, together with pain, suffering and emotional distress,’ the lawsuit states.
Police told the New York Post that a black pit bull bit the Fox host on her left hand. By the time officers arrived at the scene, the dog and its owner had fled.
The filing claims that DeAngelis has undergone surgical treatment as a result of the incident and has suffered permanent injuries.
DeAngelis is seeking unspecified damages, alleging that the grocer allowed the dog into the store despite its policy.