I previously wrote here about Alma Guzman and how she settled her claims against Southside Independent School District. This is the first time to my knowledge that an employee loses a motion for summary judgment and then reaches a settlement. I wondered how that was possible, especially since it sounded like her evidence for retaliation
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Southside Trustee Settles Her Claim
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Southside Board Trustee, Alma Guzman, has settled her claim against the Southside Independent School District. I previously wrote about her lawsuit here, here, here and here. Ms. Guzman lost her trial regarding the retaliation claim, earlier this year. Her other claim for sex discrimination had been dismissed by the judge. After the…
Southside ISD Trustee Loses Trial
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Discrimination
Alma Guzman-Estrada worked for Southside Independent School District for 30 years. She was fired. She sued Southside ISD for discrimination and retaliation. Then she was elected to the school board. The former employee, now a school trustee, had her day in court and has now lost. See San Antonio Express News report. The judge…
School Trustee Sues Her Former Employer
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Discrimination, Litigation and trial practice
I wrote about this case previously here. A woman filed an EEOC charge but was then elected to the school board of the employer against whom she had filed. Alma Rosa Guzman-Estrada worked for Southside Independent School District for 30 years when she was fired in 2010. Ms. Guzman-Estrada says she was fired two…
Trustee and Former Employee Sues Southside ISD
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Discrimination
Its a crazy way to run a lawsuit. Alma Rosa Guzman was fired by the Southside Independent School District in November, 2010. She filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In May, 2011, she was elected to the Board of Trustees for Southside ISD. Now, she has received her right-to-sue letter and yes…
Fired Employee is Now on the Board
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Discrimination
What happens when the fired employee is elected to the board of trustees? That situation is unfolding at the Southside Independent School District, a San Antonio area district. Alma Rosa Guzman was fired by Southside ISD as maintenance manager in November, 2010. See San Antonio Express News report. Ms. Guzman was fired after working for…