Jury Awards $1 Million for Sexual Harassment Against Atlantic Automotive

ROCKVILLE, MD, Feb 29 (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.

In 2004, Mrs. Sterling won a jury verdict of $195,000 on this same claim
which
was reduced to $100,000 by the original trial judge Michael Mason. He also
awarded an additional $350,500 in attorneys' fees and costs against Atlantic
Automotive, who appealed that verdict and won a retrial for a single
defective jury instruction.

"This verdict is a tremendous vindication of the abuse suffered by Gail
Sterling at the Mile One car dealership in Silver Spring. It sends a
strong message to employers that they can be held responsible for failing to
protect employees from ongoing harassment," said Mr. Carter. "The jury's
compensation took into consideration the emotional distress that Gail Sterling
suffered when her supervisor preyed upon her, and the failure of her employer
who
kept the supervisor in a position to continue his pattern of abuse even after
she filed a complaint."

"We are so pleased for our client, and especially proud of the way she has
continued to fight all these years for a workplace that is free of
discrimination," said Mr. Oswald. "We are privileged to represent such a
courageous woman."

The Employment Law Group

The Employment Law Group specializes in representing employees in
whistleblower, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination,
andwage and hour cases. For more information on The Employment Law Group,
please
visit www.employmentlawgroup.net.

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