Homestead woman attacked in Pizza Milano files $5 million lawsuit
A 34-year-old Homestead woman who was attacked by a manager at Pizza Milano in January on Monday sued the manager and company for more than $5 million.
The lawsuit springs from a Jan. 12 altercation captured on video, in which the manager, Mahmut Yilmaz, 41, of Westwood, confronts Jade Martin as she enters Pizza Milano on Fifth Avenue in Uptown. He is seen pushing her, throwing her to the ground and apparently slamming her head against the floor before other employees pull him away.
Both Mr. Yilmaz and Ms. Martin face criminal charges connected to the incident — her for trespassing and him for aggravated assault. Mr. Yilmaz said Ms. Martin was loud and disruptive; she said she just wanted to use the restaurant’s bathroom.
Ms. Martin is still recovering from the attack and suffers from headaches, vision problems, memory loss and post-concussion syndrome, her attorney, George Kontos, said in the lawsuit filed Monday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.
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