Daily Journal Features McNicholas & McNicholas’ $10.1M and $4.3M Verdicts for Two Police Officers Against City of Los Angeles and LAPD

McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP’s verdicts on behalf of two police officers in discrimination and retaliation cases against the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) were profiled in Daily Journal.

Partner Matthew McNicholas obtained a $4.3 million jury verdict on behalf of Lou Vince, a veteran lieutenant officer with the LAPD who was subjected to disability discrimination and retaliation after suffering a severe back injury and undergoing a spinal fusion. Initially, the LAPD and the City of Los Angeles agreed they would help him, but they neglected to do so after the commanding officer refused to accommodate his medical needs and restrictions and forced him back to work before he was ready to perform his full duties once again. After months of asking to be accommodated upon his return, they began retaliating against him for such complaints. This began a five-year campaign of adverse actions to continue sending Vince a message: stop complaining or we will never let you out of the penalty box.

Additionally, after a nearly 3-week trial, Matthew secured a $10.1 million verdict against the LAPD on behalf of LAPD Captain Stacey Vince, finding that she had been retaliated and discriminated against when she reported retaliation against her husband, Lou Vince.

View Daily Journal’s profile of Lou Vince v. City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Police Department here and Stacey Vince v. City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Police Department here. (Subscription required)