Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Amos

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice ROSS.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. appeals the jury’s finding that it is guilty of the retaliatory discharge of Scottie Amos for filing a worker’s compensation claim, in violation of the Workers’ Compensation Act. Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 451.001 (Vernon 1996). The trial court rendered judgment on the jury’s verdict, awarding Amos $129,160.00 in damages, plus prejudgment and post-judgment interest. Wal-Mart filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and an alternative motion for new trial, which the trial court denied.

Wal-Mart contends: (1) there is no evidence, or…