HOUSING AUTH. CITY OF CRYSTAL v. LOPEZ

No. 03-97-00032-CV.

955 S.W.2d 152 (1997)

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CRYSTAL CITY, Texas, Appellant, v. Ricardo S. LOPEZ, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Overruled December 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Torres, Jr., Law Offices of Peter Torres, Jr., P.C., San Antonio, for Appellant.

Malinda A. Gaul, Gaul & Dumont, San Antonio, for Appellee.

Before POWERS, ABOUSSIE and B.A. SMITH, JJ.


BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

Ricardo Lopez sued the Housing Authority of the City of Crystal City, Texas, alleging retaliatory discrimination in violation of the Whistleblower Act.1 The trial court rendered judgment on a jury verdict, awarding Mr. Lopez $28,549.57 in past lost earnings, $10,000 in future lost earning capacity, $25,000 for mental anguish, and $100,000 in exemplary damages. The Housing Authority appeals, raising legal and factual...

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