Memphis attorney bit off part of man's nose in restaurant scuffle (Incl. video)

WMCTC / New York Post ^ | December 17, 2009 | Janice Broach

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MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - A Memphis attorney has admitted to biting off part of a man's nose during a confrontation at a popular Midtown restaurant.

According to a lawsuit filed by Greg Herbers, Mark Lambert bit off and swallowed part of his nose during a dispute last June at Dish on South Cooper Street.

Lambert is a trial attorney with the Cochran Firm.
    
The incident at Dish began in the men's room when Herbers became annoyed because the urinal and stalls were occupied.

Herbers says two men were together inside the same stall. He says Lambert carried on a conversation with the pair while he used the urinal.

Herbers says he asked the men to vacate the stall because they were not using the toilet. He said the pair refused, at which time Lambert began yelling obscenities and showing aggression towards Herbers.

Herbers says Lambert then pushed and grabbed him and bit off part of his nose.

According to Herbers, Lambert and the other two men fled the scene.

Herbers says he called police and was transported to an area hospital.

In the complaint, Herbers claims he suffered permanent disfigurement to his nose and face and will need plastic surgery and possibly a prosthetic nose.

The police report says Herbers entire left nostril was missing. 

In a phone interview with Action News 5 Thursday, Lambert said he only acted in self-defense after Herbers physically assaulted him for no reason.  

And while he admitted to biting off part of Herbers' nose, Lambert says he didn't swallow it, but spit it out.

Herbers is asking for $5 million in punitive damages. It's not clear why he waited several months to file the lawsuit against Lambert.

Herbers was not reachable for comment.

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Also see this article from the New York Post....severely edited due to Free Republic rules:

Tennessee lawyer Mark Lambert bites off part of Greg Herbers' nose during fight over bathroom stall

Via WMC-TV

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He says he asked two men who were in the same stall -- but not using the toilet -- to leave, WCM-TV reported.  He claims they refused his request.
 
Lambert, who was using a urinal and carrying on a conversation with the duo barricaded in the stall, began hurling profanity at him, Herbers says, and then shoved him and delivered the bite.

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Sounds like quite an upscale, high-quality and family-oriented restaurant (no, not really)
 

Two videos are available at the WMCTV page:

Memphis attorney bit off part of man's nose in restaurant scuffle - WMC-TV News, Weather, Traffic, Radar, and Sports for Memphis, TN; WMCTV.com

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Hungry Lawyer Ping

[RoadGumby]

Lets see, 2 men, in stall, not using toilet. WHY would you bite and possibly ingest ANYTHING from either?

[Stoat]

What I gather is that there were 4 people involved and the two who were fighting were both outside the stall, but I take your point....I wouldn’t want to ingest anything from a restaurant like that either.

[hometoroost]

He must be with Bandini, Lambert, and Locke. :-)

[bayliving]

WHY would you bite and possibly ingest ANYTHING from either?

He couldn't handle rejection?

Just throwing it out there....

[pogo101]

Den-ty Crane?

[Michigan Bowhunter]

If the nose has been bit......you must aquitt

[mikrofon]

This (w)hole story doesn’t pass the smell test....

[Michigan Bowhunter]

If the nose has been bit......you must acquitt

[bayliving]

I think that the gentleman should be happy that his nose is the ONLY thing that this attorney tried to bite off....

[Army Air Corps]

Call Jackie Chiles!

[jagusafr]

“No, your honor, I didn’t see him bite it off. I saw him spit it out.”

Who knew it wasn’t a joke?

Colonel, USAFR

[OldEagle]

If two guys were in a stall and not using the toilet, I wouldn’t bite ANYTHING.

[Sax]

Lambert, who was using a urinal and carrying on a conversation with the duo barricaded in the stall

I hear all the homo guesses, but I'd guess that it was an oversized handicapped stall and they were snorting the Bolivian marching powder in there. Drugs go a ways to explain the crazed nasal noshing too.

[Larry Lucido]

Must be with the Cosa Nostril

[Stoat]

I think that the gentleman should be happy that his nose is the ONLY thing that this attorney tried to bite off....

My father was a police officer and did quite a bit of homicide crime scene photography.  He told me that the most brutal, bloody and horrific murder scenes that he ever encountered were those involving homosexuals.

I would say that this one got quite a bargain in only losing part of his nose.

[Stoat]

Quite possible.

[SouthDixie]

Only the nose knows.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Sounds like everyone involved is a little light in the loafers! I saw a fight erupt out of the door of a Tampa gay bar many years ago, it was the damnedest ruckus I've ever seen and I've seen a few.

I wish I'd had some popcorn to sell, LOL. People were stopping their cars in the street to watch, it was that good!