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EL APPLE I, LTD. v. OLIVAS

No. 10-0490.

370 S.W.3d 757 (2012)

EL APPLE I, LTD., Petitioner, v. Myriam OLIVAS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 22, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Pierce , The Law Office of David Pierce, Joseph L. Hood Jr. , Windle Hood Alley Norton Brittain & Jay LLP, El Paso, TX, for El Apple I, Ltd.

Francisco X. Dominguez , Dominguez & Coyle PLLC, Daniel Salvador Gonzalez , John P. Mobbs , Attorneys at Law, El Paso, TX, for Myriam Olivas.

Clara B. Burns , Kemp Smith LLP, El Paso, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Association of Business.

Justice MEDINA delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this appeal, we consider the calculation of an attorney's fee award in an employment discrimination and retaliation suit brought pursuant to the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA). The TCHRA includes a fee-shifting provision that allows a prevailing party to recover reasonable attorney's fees as part of the costs of pursuing the claim. To calculate attorney...

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