Canutillo Independent School District v. Olivares

OPINION

CHEW, Justice.

Appellant Canutillo Independent School District appeals from an adverse jury verdict in a retaliatory termination case. Appellee Thomas Olivares alleged that the school district terminated him because he filed several Worker’s Compensation claims. The jury found for Olivares and awarded him $200,000 in damages. We will modify the judgment and affirm as modified.

From March 1988 until April 1993, Appel-lee Thomas Olivares worked as a grounds keeper and custodian for Appellant Canutillo Independent School District (“CISD”). Olivares suffered injuries on the job on October…