Riverdale Park v. Askhar

Town of Riverdale Park v. Mamoun K. Ashkar, et al., No. 49, September Term 2020. Opinion by Hotten, J. CIVIL PROCEDURE – JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT – EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION Following a jury verdict for the plaintiff that found employment discrimination on the basis of national origin, the circuit court granted a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”) in favor of the defendant. A motion for JNOV is reviewed “to determine whether it was legally correct, while viewing the evidence and the reasonable inferences to be drawn from it in the light most favorable to the…