Shannen Doherty Awarded $6.3 Million In Lawsuit Against State Farm

Shannen Doherty won her legal battle against State Farm.

The "Beverly Hills, 90210" alum filed a lawsuit against insurance company State Farm after it refused to pay for repairs under the policy on her Malibu, California home, which was damaged in the 2018 Woolsey Fire, People reported.

Doherty was awarded $6,346,000 in damages. The amount covers damages to her home and personal property, emotional distress and attorney fees.

"We thank the members of the jury for their thoughtful consideration of Shannen's case," her attorney Devin McRae told People in a statement. "We are happy they saw the case the way we do. This should send a message to institutions that they should not forget they are dealing with human beings."

Following the ruling, a rep for State Farm also released a statement.

"We empathize with Ms. Doherty's health and wish her the best," the rep told People. "We are disappointed by the jury's decision and respectfully disagree with it. We will explore all available legal options, including appealing the verdict."

State Farm previously accused Doherty of using her cancer diagnosis as a legal strategy to "garner sympathy," TMZ reported in February last year.

At the time, Doherty revealed that she was suffering from stage 4 breast cancer, after she previously announced that the cancer was in remission in 2017.

Doherty said she'd been living privately with the diagnosis for a year prior to announcing it and had been reluctant to go public with the health update. But she explained that she wanted to get ahead of the news as her condition was going to be revealed in her legal battle with the insurance company.

"I'd rather people hear it from me," Doherty said on "Good Morning America" at the time. "I don't want it to be twisted; I don't want it to be a court document. I want it to be real and authentic, and I want to control the narrative. I want people to know from me."

Doherty's legal victory came shortly after she appeared on ABC News Monday to give an update about her condition. According to her, she has been spending her time "with friends and family and working."

"I think work was always very fulfilling to me, but in a way, it's become even more fulfilling. A lot of people who get diagnosed with stage 4, they sort of get written off," she said. "It's assumed that they cannot work or they can't work at their full capacity. And that is not true and that is something that I would really like for people to sort of stop assuming, and give us a chance to prove them wrong."