C & D ROBOTICS, INC. v. Mann

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice CORNELIUS.

Gregory J. Mann brought an action against C & D Robotics, Incorporated, his former employer, for wrongful termination in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 451.001 (Vernon 1996). 1 The jury found in favor of Mann and found he was entitled to $40,000.00 back pay 2 , $75,000.00 in compensatory damages, and $250,000.00 in exemplary damages. On appeal, C & D contends that (1) the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the jury’s finding of a causal link between Mann’s worker’s compensation…