who is l'daijohnique lee's attorney?

Who attacked L'Daijohnique Lee?

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What is the Lee lawsuit?

Her lawsuit argues that Shuffield beat, assaulted and left her terrified of the potential for additional harm.

When is L'Daijohnique Lee's news conference?

L'Daijohnique Lee attended a news conference with civil-rights attorney Lee Merritt on March 25, 2019. (Daniel Carde / Staff Photographer) By Tom Steele and Kelli Smith. 6:45 PM on Mar 24, 2021 CDT. A Dallas woman is suing a man accused of assaulting her in an attack caught on video, as well as the Deep Ellum bar where he used to work and ...

Who is Lee's lawyer?

Elmazi, Lee’s lawyer, said the video of the attack “speaks pretty clearly for itself.”

Why did Merritt Law Firm file a lawsuit against Lee?

Blerim Elmazi, Lee’s lawyer, told The Dallas Morning News that the Merritt Law Firm filed the lawsuit because the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the criminal trial in the Shuffield case, adding that the firm won’t be relieved “until we see justice” and all individuals and entities are held accountable.

Why did Shuffield hit Lee?

Shuffield told officers that he had hit Lee in self-defense after she threatened to pepper-spray him and broke the back windshield of his pickup with a jump box, a device used to jump-start car batteries.

What caused Lee to suffer severe emotional distress?

The alleged abuse of process by the city, coupled with the attack itself, caused Lee to suffer severe emotional distress, the lawsuit claims.

Who was the woman who slapped Lee?

The incident. Cellphone video from early March 21, 2019, shows Shuffield, who is white, repeatedly punching Lee, who is Black, in a parking lot in the 2800 block of Elm Street. She was hospitalized afterward and later said that she was so afraid that she slept at hotels.

Who are Shuffield's lawyers?

Shuffield’s lawyers, Palmer and Perlstein, told The Dallas Morning News that the case has been “reverse engineered to have a different narrative for how everything went down,” adding that Lee brought up the allegations “after the fact” and never mentioned a gun or any use of a racial epithet at the scene or in the initial police report.