Legal Opinion
Haggar Clothing Co. v. Hernandez
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided August 21, 2003No. 13-01-009-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Opinion by
Justice YÁÑEZ.
Appellant, Haggar Clothing Company a/k/a Haggar Apparel Company (“Hag-gar”), appeals a jury verdict finding that it discharged appellee, Altagracia Hernandez, in retaliation for filing a worker’s compensation claim. See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 451.001 (Vernon 1996). In seven issues, Haggar challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s findings of: (1) retaliation; (2) actual malice; (3) punitive damages in the amount of $1,400,000; and (4) actual damages. Haggar also contends: (1) the award of punitive damages is…
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