Datar v. National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Evelyn V. Keyes, Justice
Appellant, Alborz Datar, sued appellee, National Oilwell Vareo, L.P. (“NOV”), for various disability discrimination and retaliation claims under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA”) and the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (“TWCA”). The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of NOV, dismissing all of Datar’s claims. Datar argues in three issues on appeal that the trial court erred (1) by granting NOV’s traditional motion for summary judgment on his claim that NOV failed to accommodate his disability; (2) by granting NOV’s traditional motion…
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