NME HOSPITALS, INC. v. RENNELS

No. 98-0487.

994 S.W.2d 142 (1999)

NME HOSPITALS, INC. d/b/a Sierra Medical Center, Petitioner, v. Margaret A. RENNELS, M.D., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 3, 1999.

Rehearing Overruled July 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Carr, Yvonne K. Puig, Cynthia S. Anderson, El Paso, for Petitioner.

Dennis L. Richard, Bryan H. Hall, El Paso, for Respondent.


Justice HANKINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Today we consider an issue of first impression for our Court: whether a plaintiff may sue someone other than her own employer for an unlawful employment practice under Texas Labor Code § 21.055, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. Dr. Margaret Rennels sued NME Hospitals, Inc. d/b/a Sierra Medical Center (the Hospital), for unlawful employment discrimination under the Act and conspiracy to violate the...

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