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SAFESHRED, INC. v. MARTINEZ

No. 10-0426.

365 S.W.3d 655 (2012)

SAFESHRED, INC., Petitioner, v. Louis MARTINEZ, III, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided April 20, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Morgan , Attorney at Law, James W. Hackney , Law Office of Bob Roberts, Austin, TX, for Safeshred, Inc.

Gregory D. Jordan , Law Offices of Gregory D. Jordan, Austin, TX, for Louis Martinez, III.

Linda Boston Schlueter , Attorney at Law, Deborah J. La Fetra , Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA, for Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation.

Justice LEHRMANN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us to clarify the nature and scope of the cause of action for wrongful termination of an employee for refusing to perform an illegal act that we recognized in Sabine Pilot Service, Inc. v. Hauck, 687 S.W.2d 733 (Tex.1985). In particular, we must determine whether a plaintiff in a Sabine Pilot action may recover punitive damages, and if so, what...

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