On Jan. 22, 2015, plaintiff Trishtan Williams, a former television producer, traveled to Seattle with former National Basketball Association player Gary Payton, whom Williams had a romantic relationship. Williams claimed that as they rode in a sport utility vehicle to a hotel, Payton beat and choked her and that Payton did it again in their hotel room. Williams sued Payton, accusing him of assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Williams claimed that she spent the evening of Jan. 22, 2015 at a bar with Payton’s co-worker, Yvette Inclan. Inclan claimed that she got into the SUV with Payton and Williams and that she sat in the back, while Payton drove and Williams sat in the passenger seat. The women claimed that during the ride back to the hotel, Payton hit and choked Williams. Williams claimed that her head hit against the front, passenger window of the vehicle during the alleged attack and that she initially got out of the SUV after the incident, but eventually got back in. She added that when they all got back to the hotel, Payton choked her again in their room. Payton claimed he never attacked Williams and that Williams was just going after his money. Defense counsel argued that Williams and Inclan were drunk during the night in question and, thus, didn’t have a good memory of what happened., Williams claimed that she was beat and choked. However, she did not call the authorities after the alleged attack. She claimed she didn’t call the authorities because she didn’t want to harm Payton’s reputation. Williams claimed that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the alleged incident. She also claimed that she was so emotionally scarred that she hadn’t had sexual intercourse since the night in question. Thus, Williams sought recovery of $2 million in damages. Defense counsel argued that there was no evidence of Williams’ alleged , noting that Williams did not see a doctor until two years later. Counsel also noted that the doctor that Williams did eventually see was paid for by Williams’ attorney.