Richard A. Whalen v. The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors William F. Clark, Individually Raymond Eugene Robertson, Individually

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

Richard A. Whalen, a former employee of Roanoke County, Virginia, appeals a judgment notwithstanding the verdict entered by the district court after a jury awarded him compensatory and punitive damages against William F. Clark, the county executive, for a retaliatory discharge. We reverse the judgment notwithstanding the verdict because, contrary to the district court, we conclude that the evidence of causation warrants denial of Clark’s motion for judgment. We remand the case for reconsideration of Clark’s motion for a new trial.

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Whalen appeared before the State…