A former staffer at the Atlanta Municipal Court was awarded more than $1.2 million Wednesday following a trial on her claims of sexual harassment against a supervisor and the city. The award includes $350,000 in punitive damages against the man accused of the harassment, Municipal Court Operations Manager Horace Wyatt.

Legare, Attwood & Wolfe partner Eleanor Attwood, who led the team representing plaintiff Kelly Oliveira, said she hoped the city would accept the verdict.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]