Legal Opinion

Kingsaire, Inc. D/B/A Kings Aire, Inc. v. Jorge Melendez

Texas Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 2015No. 14-0006PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lehrmann

delivered'the' opinion of the Court.

The principal issue in this case is whether legally sufficient evidence supports the jury’s finding that the petitioner fired an employee because he filed a workers’ compensation claim. The trial court rendered judgment on the verdict, and the court of appeals affirmed, holding that legally and factually sufficient evidence supported the verdict and that the jury charge was legally correct. Because the employee has presented no evidence that his termination resulted from anything other than the uniform .enforcement of a reasonable leave policy, we reverse…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Continental Coffee Products Co. v. CazarezTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Bradford v. VentoTexas Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Texas Department of Human Services v. HindsTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Joseph E. Hancock v. Easwaran P. VariyamTexas Supreme Court · 2013
  5. Texas Division-Tranter, Inc. v. CarrozzaTexas Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Cardenas v. Bilfinger TEPSCO, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  2. In re Odebrecht Constr., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  3. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services v. Norma Parra, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2016
  4. Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. LevinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  5. Whitney v. El Paso Indep. Sch. Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2017

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