Legal Opinion
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Loa, Daniel R.
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided December 2, 2004No. 08-02-00076-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,
Appellant,
v.
DANIEL R. LOA,
Appellee.
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No. 08-02-00076-CV
Appeal from the
41st District Court
of El Paso County, Texas
(TC# 99-4462)
O P I N I O N
This is an appeal from a jury verdict in a case arising under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA”) and claiming damages for the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress. The jury awarded $800,000 in compensatory damages, $6,000,000 in punitive damages and $460,000 in attorney’s fees. The trial court entered judgment in the amount of $800,000…
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