Legal Opinion
Gorges Foodservice, Inc. v. Huerta
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided January 22, 1998No. 13-96-308-CVPublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAVEZ, Justice.
Guadalupe Huerta won a judgment against his former employer Gorges Foodservice (Gorges) on claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress and wrongful discrimination under both the Workers’ Compensation Act 1 and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. 2 He was awarded $35,500 in past lost wages, $218,400 in future lost wages, and $150,000 to compensate for mental anguish, with prejudgment interest on the entire sum of actual damages. Huerta was also awarded $500,000 in punitive damages and $125,490.75 in attorney’s fees and costs. Gorges appeals by seventeen…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Kindred v. Con/Chem, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
- Transportation Insurance Co. v. MorielTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- City of Brownsville v. AlvaradoTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Continental Coffee Products Co. v. CazarezTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Ortiz v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Gonzales v. Willis, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Department v. Dearing, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
- Jenkins v. Guardian Industries Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
- Benners v. Blanks Color Imaging, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2004
- City of Houston v. Fletcher, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
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