Mary Kay Inc. v. Woolf

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice FITZGERALD.

Appellee Claudine Woolf was an independent sales director for Mary Kay Inc. in March 1997 when she learned she was pregnant with her first child. The same month, Woolf was diagnosed with cancer. Woolf ultimately brought suit against Mary Kay Inc. under a California statute, alleging Mary Kay failed to accommodate her disability. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of Woolf, and the trial court’s judgment adopted the jury’s verdict except for its award of punitive damages. In this Court, Mary Kay argues there is legally insufficient evidence supporting the…