Schauer v. Memorial Care Systems

OPINION

O’CONNOR, Justice.

This case arises from a suit brought by an employee against her present employer for defamation and other damages resulting from an employment appraisal. In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether the trial court properly granted summary judgment for the employer. We affirm the summary judgment.

Jurisdiction

Upon review of the record, we found the plaintiff had added a cause of action, a suit for false light, in an amended pleading filed eight days before the hearing on the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The Texas Supreme Court has held a party may amend…