>> Announcer: Lamia Adelby is
suing her former neighbor,
Patricia Grassi, for medical
bills and lost wages after
Patricia's cat bit her.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Adelby, this
incident happened over a year
ago.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: The incident that
you're complaining about.
The incident that you're
complaining about allegedly
happened in the state of
Connecticut where you and the
defendant were neighbors of
sorts.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And it is your
claim that her cat in October of
last year bit you.
You had certain medical bills
that you incurred as a result of
that.
You want her to be responsible.
Before I get into that, I'd like
to know when you relocated to
California.
>> I relocated end of June.
I'm a travel nurse, so I move
every three to four months.
So I was here June 26th.
>> Judge Judy: I don't know what
you mean, you're a traveler.
>> I'm a travel nurse, so I work
for an agency, and I go to
different hospitals every three
to four months, depending on the
needs of the hospital.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So you were in Connecticut from
October to June.
>> No.
I was in Connecticut from July
to October.
>> Judge Judy: July through
October.
>> Then end of October,
October 30th, I moved to
New York City, and I was
there --
>> Judge Judy: Just a minute.
And you were in New York City
until when?
>> Till May, mid-May.
>> Judge Judy: Now,
New York City is much closer to
Connecticut than is Los Angeles.
So my first question for you
would be, why did you choose to
initiate this case when you
moved to Los Angeles rather than
for the time that you were in
Connecticut and then close by in
a state that touched the state
where this happened rather than
waiting until you were thousands
of miles away?
choose to initiate this case
when you moved to Los Angeles
rather than for the time that
you were in Connecticut --
>> I didn't receive the bill
till late April of 2016, and I
was already planning to move to
L.A.
>> Judge Judy: Well, you didn't
move until May.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You received
bills in April from whom?
>> From Norwalk Hospital.
It's my emergency room bill of
$3,013.30 right here.
>> Judge Judy: Are you telling
me that you have no insurance?
>> I do, but after insurance,
this is what the cost was.
>> Judge Judy: After insurance,
there was a co-pay of over
$3,000?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How much was the
whole bill?
>> It was a lot more than that.
This breaks it down.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
that, please.
Wow.
And you were there just for the
afternoon in Norwalk Hospital.
>> I went there at night to go
get my rabies shots, and then
I --
>> Judge Judy: But you didn't
stay over in the hospital?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: What an
outrageous bill.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: What an
outrageous bill.
It is, isn't it?
>> It is, yeah.
I was so shocked.
>> Judge Judy: $9,000.
And your insurance paid almost
$6,000.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: We're going down
the toilet as a country.
Okay, and it is your claim that
this visit to Norwalk Hospital
and the resulting bill that you
have, which is $3,000, is a
result of Ms. Grassi's black cat
biting you.
>> Yes.
I have a picture of the bite.
>> Judge Judy: Now, Ms. Grassi,
I understand from reading the
complaint this happened on
October 15th?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: October 15th.
Thank you for helping me.
This happened on October 15th.
You have a black cat or you have
two?
>> I have two black cats.
>> Judge Judy: Now, on
October 15th, I want you to tell
me what happened.
>> It was October 10th,
actually.
And I was driving home from
work.
I was parking in my parking lot,
and I noticed a black cat.
And he approached me and was
trying to follow me up to my
apartment.
I went upstairs and tried to
open the two sets of doors,
trying to go in real fast,
'cause he was trying to go in.
>> Judge Judy: To your
apartment?
>> Yes.
He was trying to go in, and I
didn't allow him to.
And I was trying --
>> Judge Judy: Tell me what you
did.
>> I just tried to open the door
real quick to avoid him and to
go inside, 'cause there's two
doors, and he was already there.
And then he bit me on my left --
above my ankle right there.
>> Judge Judy: May I see that?
>> And I screamed, and he ran
the other way, and I just went
inside as fast as I could.