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Siblings Anuj and Arti Sapra last week received nearly $9 million dollars from the Manhattan Supreme Court as compensation in an assault case filed in 2005 against Ten’s Cabaret, a gentleman’s club in New York City. Anuj Sapra received $8,280,145.43, while his sister Arti Sapra was awarded $643,998.86.
“We are proud to have secured a full measure of justice for our clients, even if it took a long time, and we had to traverse many a legal hurdle to get to this point,” several Indian-American publications quoted attorney Ravi Batra as saying. “We will now start the post-judgment proceedings, itself, yet another odyssey – but justice will be done in full measure,” he said.
According to court documents available on the New York courts website, the action arises out of personal injuries sustained by the siblings on the evening of Jan. 8,2005, at Ten’s. The complaint alleges that two of the club’s patrons, Mohammed Abdul-Shakoor and Mohammed Asif chased plaintiffs directly in front of Ten’s down a street and beat plaintiffs with a metal baseball bat. The Sapras were attending a party for a friend at Ten’s when Shakoor allegedly grabbed Arti Sapra and asked her to dance. When she refused, Shakoor became angry and her brother came to her assistance.
A brawl ensued and the three were subsequently asked to leave the club. The club’s security restrained Anuj Sapra in front of the club while Shakoor and Asif were led to another area. But when Anuj left the club with is sister, the two were chased by Shakoor and Asif down the street, where they were attacked with the metal baseball bat. Anuj Sapra was struck on the head, face and arms, sustaining serious and life threatening injuries, while Arti Sapra sustained injuries to her arm. Subsequent to the attack, the assailants were arrested and prosecuted. The complaint alleges that both Shakoor and Asif were intoxicated as a result of the alcoholic beverages they were served at Ten’s on the night of the incident that both were under the age of 2 1, and that by reason of their intoxication they caused the plaintiffs to suffer their injuries.
Meanwhile, the club, which ran into several monetary problems the club filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2010, Crain’s New York said. “The club failed to pay about $9.8 million in state employment taxes under the previous ownership of Paul Coppa, and has outstanding rent to settle with its landlord, according to the filing. Its current owner is Chris Reda. The club’s only inventory is $20,000 in alcohol,” the report said.
