Natasha Wilson filed a lawsuit on Nov. 3 after alleging that a dog attack at a Los Angeles dog park left her with facial disfigurement, a scar above her right eyebrow, and two years away from work. The complaint turns a public injury into a damages claim, with medical costs and lost earnings now part of the fight.
Nov. 7, 2024 at Los Angeles
Wilson says the encounter happened on Nov. 7, 2024, when Scruffy approached her French bulldog and Gregory Marcel allegedly “could not promptly reach, control, or restrain the dog.” In the filing, she says Scruffy stood over her dog “in an aggressive and dominant posture” before jumping at her when she intervened.
The complaint says Wilson ended up “on the ground attempting to shield her dog with her body and hands,” and that “During the attack, Scruffy bit [Wilson] on the face, above her right eyebrow,”. She says that injury became more than a simple bite: the lawsuit describes “facial disfigurement” and seeks damages tied to medical expenses, lost earnings, and impaired earning capacity.
Medical treatment and scarring
Wilson says she was diagnosed with a “facial laceration” at a local hospital, where medical workers irrigated and loosely sutured the wound because of “the risk of infection associated with dog bites.” That detail complicates the case: the initial treatment path reflected an acute wound, while the lawsuit now describes a lasting injury with “permanent, visible, and painful scar, an altered eyebrow hair pattern, hypersensitivity at the site of the wound, and impaired movement of the right brow.”
The complaint also says she was advised that she requires scar revision surgery and additional treatment. Wilson says the incident caused “disfigurement, and emotional distress,” and that she has been unable to work in the two years since the bite.
Gregory Marcel damages claim
Wilson is suing Gregory Marcel for damages, including medical expenses associated with the injury. The filing does not spell out a dollar figure, so the case now centers on how much of her claimed medical burden, lost income, and future treatment costs a court will allow her to recover.
