SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO. v. GARZA

No. 13-99-789-CV.

58 S.W.3d 214 (2001)

SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Appellant, v. David GARZA, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled October 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Javier Aguilar, San Antonio, TX, Jorge C. Rangel, Law Offices of Jorge C. Rangel, Kathryn F. Green, Kleberg Law Firm, Corpus Christi, TX, for Appellants.

John G. Escamilla, Rodriguez, Pruneda, Tovar, Calvillo & Garcia, McAllen, TX, Preston Henrichson, Law Offices of Preston Henrichson, Edinburg, TX, for Appellee.

Before Justices DORSEY, CASTILLO, and CANTU.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice CANTU (Retired).

This is an appeal by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company from a jury verdict favoring former employee, David Garza, in his suit for discrimination and termination in violation of the Texas Anti-Retaliation Statute.2 Based on the evidence, the jury concluded that the discrimination or termination was committed with malice and awarded $1,034,108.00 as compensatory damages and $1,000,000...

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