Kingsaire, Inc., Dba Kings Aire, Inc. v. Jorge Melendez
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice.
Appellant Kingsaire, Inc. d/b/a Kings Aire, Inc. (hereinafter “Kings Aire”) appeals an adverse jury verdict and judgment in favor of its former employee, Jorge Melendez (hereinafter “Appellee” or “Melendez”) in a worker’s compensation retaliation and breach of contract suit. In three issues, Appellant challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the jury verdict on retaliation, the legal and factual sufficiency of the damages award for the wrongful termination, and the trial court’s failure to issue a jury instruction on the issue of an employer’s…
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