NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Westside Market in New York City was sued for assault and battery damages after four of its employees allegedly jumped a man they believed to have stolen a sandwich.
The complaint was filed by plaintiffs Tommy Hairston and Diovies Jaililov on April 21 in the New York County Supreme Court. Hairston and Jaililov visited the grocery store's location at 170 W. 23rd. St. in New York on May 31, 2020, where Hairston ordered a sandwich from the delicatessen counter.
The plaintiffs say they paid for the sandwich by placing a $10 bill on the delicatessen counter to include the price of the sandwich and a tip, then left the store.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs were then approached by a Westside employee who accused them of not paying for their sandwich. After the plaintiffs denied the accusation, the employee allegedly left and returned with three other employees, who began to assault the plaintiffs.
In addition to physical assault that caused rib fractures and other injuries, the plaintiffs say their shopping bags were destroyed and cell phones broken.
The complaint says that the employees were arrested and will be prosecuted in their alleged assault.
The plaintiffs are represented by Gropper and Nejat PLLC of New York.