Jury Awards $1 Million for Sexual Harassment Against Atlantic Automotive

ROCKVILLE, MD, Feb 29, 2008 (MARKET WIRE) --
A jury in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland yesterday rendered a verdict of $1 million in a re-trial against Mile One - Herb Gordon - Tischer - Atlantic Automotive for having a sexually hostile work environment in the case Sterling v. Atlantic Automotive Corporation.

While working for Tischer Subaru as a service advisor from May 2001 to March 2002, Gail Sterling was subjected to sexual harassment by her supervisor, Jay Sponseller. Judge Nelson W. Rupp, Jr. presided over the three-day trial.  Mrs. Sterling was represented by R. Scott Oswald and Adam Augustine Carter of The Employment Law Group in Washington, D.C. Atlantic Automotive was represented by Craig Ballew and Tracey McLauchlin of the Baltimore firm, Ferguson, Schetelich & Ballew, P.A.
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Ya gotta love how this was a re-trial.  Justice can be sweet.