University of Houston v. Barth

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LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

The University of Houston (“the University”) appeals a judgment rendered pursuant to a jury’s verdict finding that the University violated the Texas Whistleblower Act1 (“the whistleblower act”) by retaliating against Stephen Barth, a tenured professor at the University’s Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel Management, after he reported to university officials that the college’s dean had violated the law. Barth was awarded actual damages and attorney’s fees against the University based on its violation of the whistleblower act.

Of the six issues raised by the…