Legal Opinion
Urdiales v. Concord Technologies Delaware, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided November 20, 2003No. 14-02-00244-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WANDA McKEE FOWLER, Justice.
Richard Urdíales, Jr. sued his former employer, appellee Concord Technologies Delaware, Inc., because his supervisor, Alfredo Cantu, assaulted him. The trial court granted summary judgment on his claims, apparently concluding that (1) they were barred by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and (2) he was not engaged in a protected activity. We affirm for these same reasons and a few additional ones.
A. Factual Background
The following facts are drawn from Urd-íales’ petition. On March 28, 2000, Cantu struck Urdíales in the chest with a steel pipe during an…
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