The attorney for the Mays family wasn't having it and flipped the script.
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Chaos erupted in a King County courtroom on Thursday during the high-profile Mays v. City of Seattle wrongful death trial, as city attorney Alexandra Nica launched into a furious tirade, accusing opposing counsel Evan Oshan of "gender discrimination and harassment." The outburst came on the heels of devastating expert testimony that painted Seattle's handling of the infamous 2020 CHAZ/CHOP zone as liable for the June 2020 "agonizing" death of Antonio Mays Jr., a black teenager from California shot several times in the protest zone.
As the testimony piled up against Seattle, Nica appeared increasingly unhinged. In an emotional rant without jurors present, she complained that Oshan refuses to speak to her, turns his chair away, and ignores her questions—insisting this "only happens to me" because she's a woman. She demanded that Judge Sean O'Donnell enforce prior sanctions against Oshan for alleged "gender conduct." But Oshan wasn't having it and flipped the script. He shot back, exposing Nica's own hypocritical attacks: "Throughout this litigation, Ms. Nica has attacked me on the basis of my gender. She has called me a 'mansplainer' multiple times in court documents...She called me a 'boar.'"
Oshan, a father and husband, took personal offense, accusing Nica of "weaponizing" gender against him in "textbook harassment." In return, he requested Judge O'Donnell impose new sanctions against the visibly irate Nica. The judge, clearly annoyed, deferred rulings to written briefs, prioritizing the jury and witnesses over the attorneys' personal drama.
Nica, dressed in red, displayed an intense demeanor while Oshan stood firm. The exchange devolved into interruptions and accusations, with Nica at one point snapping about Oshan describing her as having a "temper tantrum." One observer wrote on social media: "This is the most Seattle thing ever."
The trial centers around the tragic shooting of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr., who was gunned down in the early morning hours of June 29, 2020, inside the BLM-Antifa autonomous zone, also known as CHAZ or CHOP. Mays suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his head, jaw, chest, and extremities at the hands of self-declared "CHOP security."
A medical expert stunned the court on Wednesday by declaring Mays would have survived if emergency responders had provided timely care. The teen's death was caused by obstructed airways, not the brain injury itself, and quick intervention could have saved his life, the expert said, describing his death as "catastrophically painful." She noted that Mays endured 25 minutes of agony as protesters struggled to navigate through city-installed barricades, while Seattle Fire medics fled the "designated casualty area" set up by the City once a vehicle transporting Mays, at the direction of dispatch, approached, due to "perceived danger."
The plaintiffs, represented by Oshan on behalf of the Mays family, argue that the city created a "state-created danger" by surrendering six city blocks to anarchists, erecting barricades that blocked vehicles from entering and/or exiting, and ordering first responders to stand down, prohibiting emergency personnel from entering the protest zone after abandoning the Seattle Police East Precinct.
The city denies liability, claiming the sole responsibility for the death of Mays lies with the shooters. The 15-person jury will decide whether the City of Seattle is on the hook for millions for what city officials once described as a "summer of love."
As the testimony piled up against Seattle, Nica appeared increasingly unhinged. In an emotional rant without jurors present, she complained that Oshan refuses to speak to her, turns his chair away, and ignores her questions—insisting this "only happens to me" because she's a woman. She demanded that Judge Sean O'Donnell enforce prior sanctions against Oshan for alleged "gender conduct." But Oshan wasn't having it and flipped the script. He shot back, exposing Nica's own hypocritical attacks: "Throughout this litigation, Ms. Nica has attacked me on the basis of my gender. She has called me a 'mansplainer' multiple times in court documents...She called me a 'boar.'"
Oshan, a father and husband, took personal offense, accusing Nica of "weaponizing" gender against him in "textbook harassment." In return, he requested Judge O'Donnell impose new sanctions against the visibly irate Nica. The judge, clearly annoyed, deferred rulings to written briefs, prioritizing the jury and witnesses over the attorneys' personal drama.
Nica, dressed in red, displayed an intense demeanor while Oshan stood firm. The exchange devolved into interruptions and accusations, with Nica at one point snapping about Oshan describing her as having a "temper tantrum." One observer wrote on social media: "This is the most Seattle thing ever."
The trial centers around the tragic shooting of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr., who was gunned down in the early morning hours of June 29, 2020, inside the BLM-Antifa autonomous zone, also known as CHAZ or CHOP. Mays suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his head, jaw, chest, and extremities at the hands of self-declared "CHOP security."
A medical expert stunned the court on Wednesday by declaring Mays would have survived if emergency responders had provided timely care. The teen's death was caused by obstructed airways, not the brain injury itself, and quick intervention could have saved his life, the expert said, describing his death as "catastrophically painful." She noted that Mays endured 25 minutes of agony as protesters struggled to navigate through city-installed barricades, while Seattle Fire medics fled the "designated casualty area" set up by the City once a vehicle transporting Mays, at the direction of dispatch, approached, due to "perceived danger."
The plaintiffs, represented by Oshan on behalf of the Mays family, argue that the city created a "state-created danger" by surrendering six city blocks to anarchists, erecting barricades that blocked vehicles from entering and/or exiting, and ordering first responders to stand down, prohibiting emergency personnel from entering the protest zone after abandoning the Seattle Police East Precinct.
The city denies liability, claiming the sole responsibility for the death of Mays lies with the shooters. The 15-person jury will decide whether the City of Seattle is on the hook for millions for what city officials once described as a "summer of love."
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