( April 5, 2024, 9:32 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California jury returned a verdict for a former Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) K9 trainer on whistleblower and retaliation claims and partially on his claim of discrimination and awarded him $11.65 million for past and future lost earnings and noneconomic losses; the employee alleged that he was pulled from his training duties due to his race and national origin and in retaliation for reports he made....