Legal Opinion · Dissent

Tomhave v. Oaks Psychiatric Hospital

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided April 11, 2002No. 03-00-00766-CVPublished

1DissentJan P. Patterson, Justice

Tomhave asked the following question in a telephone call to appellee’s program administrator: “What if [an employee] was having a sexual relationship with [the juvenile resident]?” As the therapist in charge of the juvenile, Tomhave was aware that the administration, after receiving information that an employee was allegedly having inappropriate relations with a juvenile resident, was conducting an investigation.1 Following the investigation into the care of the juvenile, which disclosed numerous deficiencies in his treatment and discharge, appellee terminated Tomhave for violating its…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Kindred v. Con/Chem, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Continental Coffee Products Co. v. CazarezTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. CryeTexas Supreme Court · 1995

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