November 18, 2006

WA: prosecutors vs. prosecutors trial ends

From the Olympian:

Sex bias lawsuit in jury's hands

A Mason County jury starts deliberations Monday to decide whether three female ex-Thurston County prosecutors were the victims of sexual harassment on the job or whether they magnified workplace dysfunction into sex bias allegations in order to make a stronger case for damages...

Holm testifies in bias case

Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney Ed Holm said he had to clamp down on his once-favored "queen bee" and "shining star" when the top female deputy refused to lend her staff to cover a workload crisis in District Court...


From the comments:

"The more I read, the more it sounds like it was a workplace fully of bullies. And, it was bullying from both sides of the lawsuit..."

2 Comments:

Anonymous said...

At a prosecutor's office I work with there was a power struggle and the losing side was headed by a woman. When she left the office, and threatened a lawsuit, they promised her that the DA's considerable political prowess would be thrown behind her to get her appointed to the next judicial position. She's now a judge.

Anonymous said...

My sister was on this jury and she said the case was lost for the prosecutor's office when they put Mr. Holm on the stand. He was his own worst enemy.