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Payment Denied To Tiger Attack Victims
Lawsuit Expected
May 9, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO —
San Francisco officials say an
investigation has found there is no indication the city is liable
for injuries suffered by two brothers who were attacked by an
escaped zoo tiger.
In a letter released Friday, City Attorney Dennis Herrera denies
claims for monetary compensation "for serious physical and
emotional issues" filed by Kulbir and Paul Dhaliwal. The brothers
were attacked by a Siberian tiger on Christmas Day after it escaped
its pen. The tiger killed the Dhaliwal's 17-year-old friend before
being shot by police.
Herrera says the claims should be referred the San Francisco
Zoological Society, which manages the zoo, and the society's
insurance company.
The claims are a precursor to a lawsuit, which Mark Geragos, an
attorney for the Dhaliwals, says he expects to file shortly.
"It's what I expected," he said of the city's denial of the
claim. "It just enables us to now file the lawsuit."
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