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TEXAS DEPT. OF CRIM. JUSTICE v. TERRELL

No. 12-93-00297-CV.

925 S.W.2d 44 (1995)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Appellant v. Terry L. TERRELL, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearing Overruled February 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Carrillo and Adrian L. Young, Austin, for appellant.

Robert J. Thomas, Austin, for appellee.

HADDEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in a whistleblower case. Terry L. Terrell ("Terrell") sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice ("TDCJ"), his former employer, alleging that TDCJ violated the Texas Whistleblower Act (the "Act")1 by terminating him for reporting violations of law in good faith. The trial court rendered judgment on a jury verdict, awarding Terrell $452,808.00 in actual damages, $250,000.00 in punitive...

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