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Labor & Employment

Jul. 17, 2013

Carney R. Shegerian

Shegerian & Associates Inc. Santa Monica Specialty: employment litigation


Earlier this year, Shegerian won a record-breaking $21.7 million jury verdict on behalf of a client who had alleged employment discrimination.


The award was handed down shortly after a closely watched state Supreme Court decision holding that discrimination now must be shown to have been a substantial motivating factor in an employee's firing. Harris v. City of Santa Monica, 56 Cal. 4th 203 (2013).


At issue, April Rodriguez was employed as a cu...

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