"The commander, Nicole Mehringer, argued she was held to a different standard than her male LAPD colleagues, who she claimed were allowed to keep their jobs under similar circumstances, sometimes with department officials going to extreme lengths to cover up their wrongdoing. The jury ultimately agreed with her."
"One of her attorneys, Greg Smith, said testimony by former Chief Michel Moore was key. Smith said he showed jurors that Moore lied when the ex-chief, who retired in 2024, testified that he hadn't sought to overrule a disciplinary panel's decision in Mehringer's case. The jurors believed that our client was clearly treated differently."
"I feel grateful and vindicated. This verdict means everything to me and in my mind it restores my reputation."
Nicole Mehringer, a former LAPD commander, won a $6 million lawsuit against the city after being fired for an alcohol-related incident in 2018. She successfully argued that male command staff members were allowed to keep their jobs under similar circumstances, with department officials sometimes covering up their misconduct. The jury found she was treated differently than her male counterparts. Testimony from former Chief Michel Moore was crucial, with evidence showing he lied about not overruling a disciplinary panel's decision in her case. The verdict represents another legal loss for the city in lawsuits brought by female police command staff members.
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