The former director of communications for Kansas City government on Wednesday won a whistleblower lawsuit he brought against the city in which he alleged he was forced out of his job because he resisted City Manager Brian Platt’s suggestions that it would be ok for city officials to lie to the news media.
Platt denied doing so during testimony last week.
But a Jackson County jury believed Chris Hernandez instead. In a unanimous verdict, jurors recommended on Wednesday evening that Hernandez receive $928,829 in damages…