Columbia Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth Subsidiary, L.P. v. Szurek

OPINION

SAM J. DAY, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

On November 13, 1998, appellee Carol Szurek filed suit against appellant Columbia Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth Subsidiary, L.P. (“Columbia”) for employment discrimination based on her perceived disability, pursuant to the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act [“TCHRA”]. 1 Tex. LaboR Code Ann. § 21.002(6) (Vernon Supp.2008). The jury found that Columbia regarded Szurek as having a disability that substantially limited her ability to perform a broad class of jobs and that it discriminated against her based on this perceived disability. The jury…