TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT EL PASO v. GATLIN

No. 08-11-00056-CV.

420 S.W.3d 44 (2011)

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT EL PASO, Appellant, v. Ricky L. GATLIN, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

October 26, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura B. Fountain , Asst. Atty. Gen., Tort Litigation Div., Austin, for Appellant.

Oscar Mendez , Scherr & Legate, PLLC, El Paso, for Appellee.

Before McCLURE, C.J., RIVERA, J., and CHEW, C.J. (Senior).


OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice.

Texas Tech University Health Science Center at El Paso (TTHSC) brings this interlocutory appeal from an order denying its plea to the jurisdiction. We affirm.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

Ricky L. Gatlin sustained an on-the-job injury in 2005 while employed by TTHSC as a computer technician. He filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits. On April 15, 2006, TTHSC terminated Gatlin's employment...

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