HAGGAR APPAREL CO. v. LEAL

No. 13-00-275-CV.

100 S.W.3d 303 (2002)

HAGGAR APPAREL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Maria O. LEAL, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg.

November 7, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris A. Brisack, Neil E. Norquest, Norquest & Brisack, LLP, McAllen, Jorge C. Rangel, Rangel Law Firm, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Aaron Pena, Jr., Edinburg, John G. Escamilla, Rodriguez, Pruneda, Tovar, Calvillo & Garcia, McAllen, Armando Escamilla, Harlingen, for appellee.

Before Chief Justice VALDEZ and Justices DORSEY and RODRIGUEZ.


OPINION

Opinion by Chief Justice VALDEZ.

Maria O. Leal brought suit against Haggar Apparel Co., her former employer, for disability discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliatory discharge. After trial, the jury found in favor of Leal on her claim for disability discrimination and awarded her $43,700 in past lost earnings and employment benefits and $8,000 in past compensatory damages. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict and awarded attorney...

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