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CONFIDENTIAL

Mar. 14, 2002

Torts
Assault and Battery
Landlord and Tenant

Confidential

Settlement –  $29,000

Judge

Kenneth R. Freeman

Court

L.A. Superior Central


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Lawrence E. Greenbaum
(Law Office of Lawrence E. Greenbaum)


Defendant

Peter A. Mittenthal


Facts

The plaintiff a 37-year-old unemployed female bookkeeper, was a tenant in a duplex owned by
the defendant who also resided on the premises. On July 21, 1999, the defendant went twice to
the plaintiffÆs unit to ask her husband and the husbandÆs brother to lower their music since other
tenants complained. The defendant made a second visit to the plaintiffÆs unit 30 minutes later,
when a confrontation erupted between the defendant, the plaintiff and the plaintiffÆs brother-in-
law, during which the defendant was repeatedly punched in the face and the plaintiff knocked to
the floor.

Injuries

Two fractured ribs, 3 mm herniated disc and cord impingement at 5 levels, neck and back sprain and aggravation of prior workers comp back injury seven months earlier.

Other Information

<M>A three-hour mediation was held before Lawrence Levine.</M>


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