Legal Opinion
Ludwig v. Encore Medical, L.P.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided April 19, 2006No. 03-04-00700-CVPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
Appellee Encore Medical L.P. 1 adopted a severance agreement to protect its key executives should a third party take control of the company. Two conditions triggered benefits under the agreement: a change of control and a termination event, defined to include an executive’s resigning for “good reason.” Joyce Ludwig sued for severance benefits, alleging that control of the company had changed and that she had terminated her own employment for good reason. Encore denied both allegations. The jury found that control of the company had changed but that Ludwig had not…
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