Legal Opinion
Kaplan v. City of Sugar Land
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 6, 2017No. 14-15-00381-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
J. Brett Busby, Justice
Appellant Leon Kaplan sued appellee, the City of Sugar Land, Texas, for age discrimination under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA). Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 21.051 (West 2015). The City moved for summary judgment on traditional and no-evidence grounds.' The trial court granted the motion without specifying the grounds. In a single issue, Kaplan argues that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment. We affirm.
Background
Kaplan began working for the City in 2005 and served as the administrative manager of the City’s Parks and Recreation…
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