A former state trooper who sued the state police agency for sex discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation under the Human Rights Law is entitled to legal fees and expenses under the state’s Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), an upstate appellate court ruled on Friday.

In Kimmel v. State, 13-01417, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, affirmed Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Frazee (See Profile) of Monroe County in holding that Betty Kimmel had sufficiently established that she had a net worth of less than $50,000 when the case was filed.

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