Legal Opinion
Williams-Pyro, Inc. v. Rhonda Barbour
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided March 20, 2013No. 08-11-00355-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice.
Rhonda Barbour sued her former employer Williams-Pyro, Inc. (WPI) for age discrimination under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. A jury found in favor of Barbour and awarded her $40,000 in damages for back pay, $10,000 in lost employment benefits, $100,000 in past compensatory damages, and $100,000 in future compensatory damages. The trial court determined that the statutory caps required under Texas Labor Code Section 21.2585(d)(1) should be applied to the jury’s award of damages and rendered judgment for Barbour in the amount of $120,714,…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by21 opinions
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