Legal Opinion
Dell, Inc. v. William Wise, Jr.
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided August 22, 2013No. 11-11-00106-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MIKE WILLSON, Justice.
Because William Wise, Jr. believed that his age was a motivating factor when Dell, Inc. fired him, he sued Dell for wrongful termination. After a jury trial, the trial court entered a judgment upon the jury’s verdict. The trial court ih its judgment specified damages against Dell in ■ the amount of $668,019, plus trial court attorneys’ fees of $221,000 and appellate attorneys’ fees up to a maximum of $25,000.
On appeal, Dell complains that there is no evidence to support the jury’s finding that age was a motivating factor in Wise’s termination, that the evidence is…
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