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EMERITUS CORP. v. BLANCO

No. 08-09-00007-CV.

355 S.W.3d 270 (2011)

EMERITUS CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Lillian BLANCO, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Overruled November 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachel D. Ziolkowski , Jackson Lewis LLP, Dallas, for Appellant.

John P. Mobbs , Attorney at Law, El Paso, for Appellee.

Before McCLURE, J., RIVERA, J., and BARAJAS, C.J. (Ret.).

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.

We decide today that an employee may pursue a private cause of action for retaliatory discharge against an assisted living facility. Emeritus Corporation appeals from a judgment in excess of $134,000 plus post-judgment interest in favor of former employee, Lillian Blanco. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

Emeritus Corporation owns and operates over four hundred assisted...

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