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Sep. 19, 2025

Former state worker seeks $7.2 million in fees after $8.3 million verdict

Tamara Evans, who won an $8.3 million retaliation verdict against the state's police training commission, is now seeking $7.2 million in attorney fees. Her lawyer, Lawrance Bohm, says state attorneys prolonged the litigation for more than a decade despite repeated offers to settle.

Former state worker seeks $7.2 million in fees after $8.3 million verdict
Lawrance Bohm

A former state worker who won more than $8 million from a state agency last year is seeking over $7.2 million in attorney fees. In a request filed with the court, Lawrance A. Bohm argued the state drove up fees by throwing "unlimited resources" at the case for more than a decade despite repeated offers to settle.

The parties were set for a hearing in federal court in Sacramento on Thursday but stipulated to continue it until Dec. 4. In an email on Thursday afternoon, Boh...

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