Legal Opinion
Bonnie Fuchs v. Lifetime Doors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1991No. 90-8267PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Bonnie Fuchs sued her former employer, Lifetime Doors, Inc., for firing her in violation of the Texas Juror Reemployment Statute (TJRS), Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code. §§ 122.001-122.002. She sought punitive damages in excess of the damages limitation contained in the statute. Five days before trial, Fuchs sought to amend her complaint to add two more claims arising from her termination by Lifetime. The district court refused to allow the amendment, applied the statutory limitation, and awarded Fuchs $4,940 in damages and $10,000 in attorney’s fees. On appeal, we…
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