Los Angeles Moves For JNOV After $2.1M Retaliation Verdict For Police Officer

(May 12, 2016, 10:21 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — The City of Los Angeles on April 21 filed a motion in the Los Angeles County Superior Court for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) less than a month after a Los Angeles jury awarded a female Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective more than $2.1 million for claims that she was retaliated against after taking a medically ordered and approved disability leave (Maria Elena Montoya v. City of Los Angeles, et al., No. BC504572, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.)....