Tuesday's ruling

wrongfully terminated from her $260,000-a-year job as vice

president for marketing.

* The verdict: After a three-week trial, Thomas was found guilty of harassment but was not ordered to pay any damages. Madison Square Garden and Chief Executive James Dolan were also found guilty of harassing Browne Sanders and ordered to pay $11.6 million in punitive damages to the 44-year-old former executive. The Garden owes $6 million for condoning a hostile work environment and $2.6 million for retaliation. Dolan owes $3 million. The verdict also means the judge will determine and award compensatory damages in the coming weeks. Madison Square Garden said it will appeal.

* Key testimony: The jurors had heard Browne Sanders testify that Thomas, after arriving as new team president, routinely addressed her as "bitch"

and "ho" in outbursts over marketing commitments. He later did an abrupt about-face, declaring his love and suggesting an "off-site" liaison,

she said. Thomas, while admitting to

using foul language around the

plaintiff, insisted he never directed

it toward her.

* In quotes:

Browne Sanders: "What I did here, I did for every working woman in America. And that includes everyone who gets up and goes to work in the morning, everyone working in a corporate environment."

Thomas: "I'm innocent, I'm very innocent, and I did not do the things she has accused me in this courtroom of doing. . . . I'm extremely disappointed that the jury did not see the facts in this case. I will appeal this, and I remain confident in the man that I am and what I stand for and the family that I have."

Madison Square Garden's statement: "We believe that the jury's decision was incorrect. We look forward to presenting our arguments to an appeals court, and believe they will agree that no sexual harassment took place and MSG acted properly."

From the Associated Press