Hennigan v. IP Petroleum Co., Inc.

Lois Ann Hennigan sued I.P. Petroleum Company, Inc. and GCO Minerals Company, Inc. (collectively, I.P. Petroleum) for statutory gender discrimination, negligent infliction of emotional distress, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and civil conspiracy. The trial court granted I.P. Petroleum’s motion for summary judgment on all claims. The court of appeals affirmed. 848 S.W.2d 276. We conclude that the summary judgment concerning the gender discrimination claim was improper.

After I.P. Petroleum terminated Henni-gan from her employment as a security guard, she filed a complaint with…