Supreme Court of Texas
HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC. v. ZELTWANGER, 02-0120
In sexual harassment suits, a plaintiff must proceed solely under a statutory claim unless there are additional facts, unrelated to sexual harassment, to support an independent tort claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Appellate Information
- Argued 02/05/2003
- Decided 08/27/2004
- Published 08/27/2004
Judges
- Chief Justice PHILLIPS delivered the opinion of the Court in which Justice HECHT, Justice OWEN, Justice JEFFERSON, Justice WAINWRIGHT and Justice BRISTER joined.
Court
- Supreme Court of Texas
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Melissa Essary, Waco, Lane Transou, The WoodlandsMichael W. Fox, Haynes and Boone, Austin, W. Carl Jordan, Houston, for Amicus Curiae., Thomas F. Loose, Phillip R. Jones, Cynthia Keely Timms, Michael V. Powell, Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP, Dallas, Harvey G. Joseph, Law Offices of Harvey G. Joseph, Allan G. King, Dallas, and Russell H. McMains, Law Offices of Russell H. McMains, Corpus Christi, Shannon Cameron and Stuart M. Reynolds Jr., Winstead Sechrest & Minick, Dallas, for Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Charles T. Frazier Jr., Cowles & Thompson, P.C., Tim Gavin, Jeffrey S. Levinger and Stephanie Dooley Nelson, Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P., G. Michael Gruber, Brian N. Hail, Godwin Gruber, P.C., Dallas, for Respondent.