In the decision of Apache Corp. v. Davis, 573 S.W.3d 475 (Tex.App. Hou. 2019), the court of appeals affirmed a jury verdict in favor of Cathryn Davis, a former paralegal at Apache Corporation. The jury found she had complained about gender discrimination and then suffered reprisal because of that opposition. The jury awarded her
Coach Bev Kearney, the former track and field coach for the women’s team at the University of Texas, was forced out in 2012. It was discovered that she had once had a relationship with a student-athlete in 2003. According to her lawyer, Derek Howard, UT has a culture allowing such relationships. Mr. Howard claims they
Circumstantial proof is typically used in discrimination cases. Direct evidence of discrimination (ie, an admission by the harasser) is rare.
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