Legal Opinion
Li Li v. TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided January 15, 2026No. 01-24-00087-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion issued January 15, 2026 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-24-00087-CV ——————————— LI LI, Appellant V. TGS-NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY, Appellee On Appeal from the 190th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 2019-84389 CONCURRING OPINION The trial court did not have to submit the requested instructions about pretext. But did it have the discretion to do so? No. That would have been error. Pretext instructions are hopelessly problematic because they single out one side’s take on key testimony and prod the jury to find for that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Acord v. General Motors Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
- Dale Gehring v. Case CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Lemos v. MontezTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- David B. Fite v. Digital Equipment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Kanida v. Gulf Coast Medical Personnel LPCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
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