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Cathryn C. Davis, a former paralegal for Apache Corporation, sued Apache for retaliation under the Texas Labor Code after alleging age or gender discrimination. A jury found that Apache discharged Davis due to her complaint and awarded her $150,000 in past compensatory damages. The trial court also awarded Davis attorneys’ fees. Apache appealed, challenging the sufficiency of evidence for protected activity and but-for causation, jury charge error, and the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees. The Court of Appeals affirmed the jury's findings, found no Casteel error, but modified the attorneys' fees award to $696,616 due to insufficient evidentiary support for a portion of the claimed fees.
Apache Corporation v. Cathryn C. Davis is a workers' compensation case decided in Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston). This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston).
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Cathryn C. Davis, a former paralegal for Apache Corporation, sued Apache for retaliation under the Texas Labor Code after alleging age or gender discrimination. A jury found that Apache discharged Davis due to her complaint and awarded her $150,000 in past compensatory damages. The trial court also awarded Davis attorneys’ fees. Apache appealed, challenging the sufficiency of evidence for protected activity and but-for causation, jury charge error, and the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees. The Court of Appeals affirmed the jury's findings, found no Casteel error, but modified the attorneys' fees award to $696,616 due to insufficient evidentiary support for a portion of the claimed fees.
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