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About Nick Yasman
Nick Yasman is an employment litigation attorney at West Coast Trial Lawyers, licensed in California. He graduated magna cum laude from Seattle University with a double major in Philosophy and Film Studies and a minor in History, then earned his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law on a Merit Scholarship. Nick also received training from Pepperdine's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and traveled internationally through the University of Virginia's Semester at Sea program. He handles employment matters through the entire litigation process to trial in both state and federal courts, with a focus on FEHA claims for discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, and retaliation, as well as complex representative claims under PAGA.
Proven verdicts and settlements at West Coast Trial Lawyers
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A federal jury in Los Angeles found that a Riverside County sheriff's corporal used excessive and negligent deadly force when he shot Jeffrey Monroy, a 33-year-old pool worker, in the back after Monroy stabbed him with a screwdriver. The jury put 70 percent of the fault on the deputy and 30 percent on Monroy. The court entered a $13.1 million judgment for Monroy's parents.
A Los Angeles jury returned a $7 million verdict in 2022 for Irene Melendez after her severely disabled adult son died from heat exposure when a transport driver left him inside a parked vehicle on a 112-degree August afternoon.
A Santa Monica jury found rapper Soulja Boy liable for assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress against a former personal assistant, awarding $4 million in compensatory damages and $250,000 in punitive damages.
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