Francis v. Dow Chemical Co.

OPINION

O’CONNOR, Justice.

This is an employment discrimination case in which Renee Francis sued Dow Chemical Company and Joseph Hegyesi (collectively, the defendants), alleging, among other things, fraud, sex and age discrimination, and retaliatory discharge. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on Francis’s fraud claim.1 A jury found Dow hable on Francis’s retaliation claim, but awarded no damages. The jury found no liability on Francis’s discrimination claims. We reverse and remand.

I. Background

In May 1987, Francis began full-time employment as an accountant…