JMOL, New Trial Motions Denied; $21.35M Retaliatory Termination Verdict Stands

( August 14, 2025, 11:27 AM EDT) -- SHERMAN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas denied four motions for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) or a new trial by officials and government found to have contributed to the firing of a former police captain in retaliation for submitting an affidavit supporting a motion to change venue filed by a jail administrator charged with permitting an inmate to escape, upholding a jury’s award of $21.35 million in compensatory and punitive damages....