Legal Opinion
Tiner v. Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided August 19, 2009No. 12-08-00322-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAM GRIFFITH, Justice.
Penny Tiner appeals from the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Appellee, the Texas Department of Transportation. In two issues, Tiner contends the trial court erred in granting summary judgment and dismissing her retaliation and discrimination claims. We affirm.
Background
Tiner worked for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) from 1986 to 1998 and again from 2000 until she resigned in November 2003. During her second period of employment at TxDOT, Tiner and other of her coworkers had a problem with a coworker who was rude, abusive, and…
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