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New Castle Jury Awards $20.5K in Personal Injury Case Over Assault in Strip Mall Parking Lot

New Castle Jury Awards $20.5K in Personal Injury Case Over Assault in Strip Mall Parking Lot

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Nishica Srivastava
January 28, 2025
New Castle Jury Awards $20.5K in Personal Injury Case Over Assault in Strip Mall Parking Lot

Tae Kang v Prakashba Patel

Case Background

On January 13, 2021, Tae Kang filed a personal injury lawsuit against Prakashba Patel after Patel attacked Kang in the parking lot of a strip mall for taking photographs of his vehicle. The lawsuit was filed in the Delaware Superior Court, New Castle County. Judge Kathleen M. Vavala presided over this assault lawsuit. [Case Number: N21C-01-081]

Cause

Plaintiff Tae Kang resided at 425 N. Guernsey Road, West Grove, Pennsylvania. Defendant Prakashba Patel resided at 210 Sulky Circle, Wilmington, Delaware. On February 5, 2019, Plaintiff was in the parking lot of a strip mall at 3800 Lancaster Pike, Wilmington, Delaware. Defendant was also present in the same lot at the same time. Plaintiff asked Defendant to park at the back of the mall. When Defendant refused, Plaintiff began taking pictures of Defendant’s vehicle. Defendant noticed Plaintiff photographing his vehicle and reacted by kicking Plaintiff’s hand

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personal injury
Battery
Assault
self-defense
willful and wanton misconduct
battery
assault