During the last third of her life, Locke maintained she was blacklisted from the film industry as a result of her acrimonious split from Eastwood; his career moved forward unscathed. Peggy Garrity, Locke's former counsel, recalled the courtroom drama in her book "In the Game: The Highs and Lows of a Trailblazing Trial Lawyer" (2016). Garrity revealed that Locke's 1999 confidential settlement from WB "was for many millions more than the settlement with Clint had been." "Locke v. Warner Bros. Inc" also catalyzed changes within the legal system. In a landmark decision, California's Supreme Court ruled that access to civil trials could no longer be closed off to the public.