Assaulted Restaurant Worker Can Proceed With Personal Injury Claims

A New York appellate court ruled that a restaurant worker was entitled to proceed with his claim for damages for injuries he allegedly sustained when he was assaulted at work. Case: Zhang v. ABC Corp., No. 2018-07877, 05/19/2021, published. Facts: Zhi Eric Zhang allegedly was injured in a mall in Flushing when he was attacked by a large group of customers of a karaoke establishment while he was working in an adjoining restaurant. New World Mall LLC was the lessee and had subleased a floor to the Grand Restaurant Group Inc. to operate a restaurant and a karaoke establishment. Zhan...