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WHOLE FOODS MARKET SOUTHWEST, L.P. v. TIJERINA

No. 14-96-00623-CV.

979 S.W.2d 768 (1998)

WHOLE FOODS MARKET SOUTHWEST, L.P. f/k/a Whole Foods Market Southwest, Inc., Appellant, v. Elaine M. TIJERINA, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled December 3, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Valdes, Dallas, for appellant.

Steven Ralph Baker, James Smith, Kimberly A. Warren, Houston, for appellee.

Before YATES, ANDERSON, and EDELMAN, JJ.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

This case involves the wrongful termination of an employee for which a jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages. Appellant, Whole Foods Market Southwest, L.P., f.k.a. Whole Foods Market Southwest, Inc. ("WFM"), appeals from the judgment entered on the jury verdict in favor of appellee, Elaine M. Tijerina ("Tijerina"). We modify the judgment of the trial court and affirm that judgment as modified.

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