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Town Hall Estates-Whitney, Inc. v. Winters
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided February 7, 2007No. 10-04-00339-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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BILL VANCE, Justice.
This is a retaliatory-discharge case involving a nursing home employee, Cathy Winters, who alleged she was fired for reporting to her supervisor the possible sexual abuse of a nursing home resident by another employee. Cathy sued and prevailed, and the defendants appeal. We will modify the judgment in part and affirm it as modified.
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