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Labor/Employment,
Civil Rights,
Civil Litigation

Nov. 16, 2021

Sutter County ex-deputy wins $10M for wrongful termination

Jacob Nalbandyan of Levin & Nalbandyan LLP in Los Angeles and James A. Clark of Tower Legal Group in Sacramento told the jury that their client, Maria Tahara, suffered mental and physical disabilities from three years of repeated harassment by her supervisor and a co-worker.

A former deputy sheriff who sued Sutter County for wrongful termination and sexual harassment won a nearly $10 million jury award.

The county argued the sexual harassment never happened, pointing to the lack of corroborating evidence.

Jacob Nalbandyan of Levin & Nalbandyan LLP in Los Angeles and James A. Clark of Tower Legal Group in Sacramento told the jury that their client, Maria Tahara, suffered mental a...

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