Cherry Bekaert Staffer Settles Sex Harassment, Retaliation Suit

Nov. 30, 2022, 6:12 PM UTC

Cherry Bekaert LLP and a former litigation support staffer settled her lawsuit alleging it failed to remedy sexual harassment she faced at the hands of two “opposing experts” and retaliated against her for complaining about the abuse.

The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered an order Tuesday staying all pending hearings and motions in Maite Martinez’s December 2018 case against the public accounting firm. That came after the parties filed a notice of settlement. The court directed them to “submit a stipulation for dismissal with prejudice signed by all parties together with an appropriate Order ...

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