Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services v. Norma Parra
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided October 28, 2016No. 08-14-00148-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEVEN L. HUGHES, Justice
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) appeals from a judgment following a jury verdict that TDFPS terminated Norma Parra in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. TDFPS raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether the State waived its sovereign immunity from Parra’s claim; (2) whether the trial court erroneously charged the jury on damages; and (3) whether Parra presented sufficient evidence to support her wrongful termination claim. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
TDFPS hired Parra in 2006 as a case worker assistant. As part of…
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