9/18/14 - A Whitmore Lake woman severely injured while trying to save her dog that was attacked and killed by two pit bull mixes has filed a $1 (m) million lawsuit against the owners and the manufactured home community where it happened. 44-year-old Ellen Mohan and her boyfriend Donald Ashcraft were walking in the Northfield Estates Mobile Home Park on July 17th when Mohan was attacked by two pit bull mixes, killing her poodle terrier and mauling her hands. She was hospitalized and underwent weeks of physical therapy. Mohan and Ashcraft have since filed a lawsuit in Washtenaw County Trial Court that seeks $1 (m) million in damages for pain and suffering as well as emotional and physical injuries. Mohan confirmed the details of the lawsuit but declined to formally comment to WHMI at this time. It names the owner of the dogs, 26-year-old Adam Bater, his 54-year-old father Doug Bater, and his girlfriend Skylar Baily who adopted the dogs as defendants. The suit also names Northfield Estates, alleging the park was negligent and failed to enforce its own rules regarding dangerous pets. In addition to the civil suit, Adam Bater faces a misdemeanor criminal charge for having an unlicensed dog while his father faces a charge of letting the dogs stray. They are scheduled to be arraigned on those charges September 26th in 14A-1 District Court in Chelsea. A judge earlier ordered that the two dogs be put down for violating the state's dangerous animal statute. (JM)
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