Legal Opinion
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Lane
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided November 9, 2000No. 13-98-250-CVPublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
J. BONNER DORSEY, Justice.
By six points of error, Wal-Mart seeks reversal of a multi-million dollar jury verdict awarded in favor of its former employee, T.J. Lane. While employed by Wal-Mart, Lane complained that a female coworker was “spreading rumors about him” that he had sexually harassed her. Upon investigating Lane’s compláint, Wal-Mart concluded that Lane had indeed sexually harassed the female employee, and terminated Lane for that reason. Lane then brought suit against Wal-Mart for slander, retaliatory discharge, negligent investigation, and sex discrimination. The jury found…
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