A Los Angeles County Superior Court awarded her $1.5 million in 1993 after concluding that her career was damaged as a result of the treatment she received, but her attorney, Tom Nunziato explained how actually getting the money was more complicated: "Because only the corporations Coury Inc. and Network Records were sued back in the beginning and not the individuals, the corporations just declared bankruptcy; supposedly they used all the money to pay attorneys… Irene was vindicated by the jury, but the legal system kind of fell down, and there was no way to compensate her." She did, however, begin earning royalties almost a decade after her last chart hit.