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SMITH v. SIMMONS BEDDING COMPANY

No. 05-07-00823-CV.

250 S.W.3d 200 (2008)

Joe Ann SMITH, Appellant v. SIMMONS BEDDING COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

April 14, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Wall, Dallas, for Joe Ann Smith.

Lee L. Cameron, Dallas, for Appellee.

Before Justices WRIGHT, O'NEILL, and FRANCIS.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice WRIGHT.

Joe Ann Smith appeals from a summary judgment in her lawsuit against Simmons Bedding Company for retaliatory discharge. In three issues, Smith contends generally the trial court erred in granting summary judgment because her claims are not preempted by federal law and genuine issues of material fact exist as to whether Simmons terminated her for filing a worker's compensation claim. We sustain Smith's first issue, reverse...

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