The Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams, 313 S.W.3d 796 (Tex. 2010), decision was issued a few years ago. In that decision, the Texas Supreme Court decided that a lawsuit based on a tort claim of sexual assault was actually subsumed by the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. I wrote about that decision here
Inc. v. Williams
Texas Supremes Are At It Again
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Discrimination
Sigh, our Texas Supreme Court is at it again. In a recent decision, the Court conflated personal injury claims with sexual harassment and other froms of discrimination. See Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams. The Court found that claims based on assault and negligent supervision are preempted by the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. The…