Lavanden Darks v. Jackson County, Missouri

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District LAVANDEN DARKS, ) Appellant-Respondent, ) ) WD82797 Consolidated with v. ) WD82849 ) JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, et al., ) FILED: RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY THE HONORABLE ROGER M. PROKES, JUDGE BEFORE DIVISION ONE: LISA WHITE HARDWICK, PRESIDING JUDGE, CYNTHIA L. MARTIN AND THOMAS N. CHAPMAN, JUDGES Lavanden Darks appeals the circuit court’s grant of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”), which set aside the jury’s award of punitive damages on his sexual harassment and retaliation…