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Nov. 4, 2025

Jury awards $17M to psychologist in discrimination suit against prison system

A Sacramento jury found the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation liable for discrimination, retaliation, and defamation against a Harvard-trained psychologist who reported sexual harassment at Salinas Valley State Prison.

Jury awards $17M to psychologist in discrimination suit against prison system
From left: Dr. Beth Fischgrund, her father Tom Fischgrund, Lawrance Bohm, and his son Maxwell Bohm. Photo courtesy of Bohm Law Group, Inc.

Sacramento attorney Lawrance A. Bohm has won a nearly $17 million verdict on behalf of a female psychologist who was discriminated against by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

The jury reached its verdict on Friday after a trial that stretched over more than a month. In her complaint, first filed more than five years ago, Beth Fischgrund claimed sexual harassment and discrimination, retaliation, and violations of several state labor laws. She alleged she was wrongf...

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