On April 13, 2002, a federal appeals court reinstated the punitive damages that Hemmings and Lamphiear had won following the multimillion-dollar lawsuit. With the new ruling, Tidyman's now owed the two women $4.5 million plus $650,000 in attorney fees. This all came after U.S. District Court Judge Frem Nielsen had previously granted a Tidyman's post-trial motion and stripped away the jury's decision to award $2 million in punitive damages to the women. One year later, Tidyman's awarded Hemmings, Lamphiear, and their attorneys $6.3 million.