Dillard Department Stores, Inc. v. Hecht

OPINION

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Justice.

This is an appeal from a wrongful termination suit. Appellants, Dillard Department Stores, Inc. and Dillard’s Texas Operating Partnership d/b/a Dillard’s (“Dillard’s”) appeal a jury verdict in favor of Appellee, Sabrina Hecht. The jury awarded Ms. Hecht $9,072.46 in lost earnings and employee benefits in the past, $2,000 for necessary medical care in the past, $40,000 for mental anguish in the past, and $125,000 in exemplary damages. On appeal, Dillard’s raises three issues: legal and factual sufficiency points and jury charge error. We reverse and modify…