TOWSON, Md. -- A jury ordered two women to pay Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis $5,000 each, deciding Thursday their assault and battery lawsuit against the NFL star was filed in bad faith.

The jury deliberated for several hours before announcing the verdict. Lewis' attorney, Ronald Cherry, said his client was satisfied with the outcome.

"I feel that the jury listened to the facts and the evidence, and I'm pleased that they came to a proper verdict," Cherry said. "I believe he (Lewis) feels vindicated."

Sherita Williams and Catrice Parker Hill sued Lewis for $6 million, claiming he punched Hill in the face and hit Williams on the shoulder during a fight at a Woodlawn bar in 1999. The fight started when a Lewis family friend got into an argument with the two women.

Lewis testified he considered himself a "ladies man" and that he didn't "have the time to disrespect these two women and hit them in the face in bars."

Jurors said there was no evidence to support the women's claim.

Two years ago, Lewis was charged with murder for the death of two men outside an Atlanta nightclub following a Super Bowl party. The case was settled when Lewis pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice.