Phil and Robin McGraw are being sued by a former close friend over a dog bite.

Skin-care specialist Janet Harris, a frequent guest on "Dr. Phil" and a confidante of Robin McGraw, was bitten by the couple's dog, Maggie, while visiting the McGraws in December 2009.

Harris claims the bite caused a severe arm infection, which led to profound hearing loss (due to antibiotics she took) and forced her to close her lucrative LA business when she couldn't work.

The McGraws say Maggie, a Korean breed called a Jindo, bit Harris after being "inadvertently startled."

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