Whole Foods Market Southwest, Inc. v. Tijerina

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

This case involves the wrongful termination of an employee for which a jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages. Appellant, Whole Foods Market Southwest, L.P., f.k.a. Whole Foods Market Southwest, Inc. (“WFM”), appeals from the judgment entered on the jury verdict in favor of appellee, Elaine M. Tijerina (“Tijerina”). We modify the judgment of the trial court and affirm that judgment as modified.

I. Background

Tijerina was an employee in the deli department at WFM’s Wilcrest store in Houston. Tijerina was working the morning shift on Sunday, May 1, 1994, when she…