Legal Opinion
AutoZone, Inc. v. Reyes
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided August 23, 2007No. 13-03-338-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Memorandum Opinion by
Justice GARZA.
Appellee, Salvador Reyes, sued his former employer, AutoZone, Inc., for age discrimination after his employment was terminated. Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 21.051 (Vernon 2006). According to AutoZone, Reyes was discharged for violating the company’s sexual harassment policy. A jury found in favor of Reyes and awarded him $61,440 in back pay, $211,800 in compensatory damages, and $1,500,000 in exemplary damages. The trial court found the award of $1,773,240 in damages awarded by the jury exceeded the statutory limits imposed by law, found that…
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