Legal Opinion

Karna v. BP Corp. North America, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 24, 2015No. 14-20208PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.*

After Vinay Kama resigned from BP North America (“BP”), he brought claims for unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq., wrongful termination under Sabine Pilot Service, Inc. v. Hauck, 687 S.W.2d 733, 735 (Tex.1985), and in quantum meru-it.1 The district court granted BP summary judgment on the quantum meruit and wrongful termination claims. A jury rendered a verdict in BP’s favor on the FLSA claim. Kama now appeals both grants of summary judgment and argues that inadmissible evidence tainted the jury’s verdict. For the following…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Heldenfels Bros. v. City of Corpus ChristiTexas Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Sabine Pilot Service, Inc. v. HauckTexas Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Triple Tee Golf, Inc. v. Nike, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  5. Federal Express Corp. v. DutschmannTexas Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Charles Thomas Doty v. Sun Auto & Tire ServiceDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2025
  2. Roberts v. Baptist Healthcare System, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2020

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