Randall's Food Markets, Inc. v. Johnson

in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and GONZALEZ, HIGHTOWER, HECHT, CORNYN, GAMMAGE, and ENOCH, Justices, join.

This appeal presents three issues regarding an employer’s treatment of an employee suspected of misconduct. The first is whether the employer’s questioning of the employee about possible theft constitutes “extreme and outrageous conduct” necessary to state a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The second is whether the employer’s request that the employee stay away from a particular area of the business premises during work hours constitutes false imprisonment. The…