Siegel believes the $3.3 million verdict he won in August for former staff attorney Kathleen Carroll, who filed a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing, sent a clear message: “If you pursue these cases [against state agencies], you can win.”
According to Siegel, many attorneys are reluctant to take on public agencies in California because “the state is a very difficult defendant.” ...
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