A motion for a new trial was filed Tuesday in Washtenaw County District Court, claiming 44-year-old Ellen Mohan lied during a hearing after which a judge ordered the two dogs to be euthanized.
The motion cites two people described as co-workers of Mohan who claim she told them that her Poodle Fox Terrier mix instigated the fight with the two dogs, a pit bull and a Rhodesian ridgeback-boxer mix, as she walked her dog in Northfield Estates on July 17th.
They also claim that Mohan told them the wounds to her hands were caused by her own dog as she rushed her to the vet after the attack. Mohan tells WHMI that those claims are absolutely not true and the co-workers in question, who have not been named, are lying. Mohan works part-time as an air personality at WHMI.
The two co-workers in question are from her full-time job. Mohan previously filed a $1 million lawsuit against the owners of the dogs; 26-year-old Adam Bater, and his father, 54-year-old Douglas Bater. The suit also names Northfield Estates, alleging the park was negligent and failed to enforce its own rules regarding dangerous pets.
A half-million dollar lawsuit was also filed against the Baters by another neighbor who claims the dogs bit his daughter and permanently scarred her. In addition to the lawsuits, the Baters are both charged with misdemeanors in regards to the attack and are due in court Friday for arraignment.
(WHMI - Sep 25, 2014)
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