Supreme Court of Texas

In an employment discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is reversed where there is probative summary judgment evidence that plaintiff had a physical impairment that substantially limited at least one major life activity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/15/2004
• Published 10/15/2004

Judges

• Justice SMITH delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cynthia L. Biggers, Austin, Donald M. Bishop, Brentwood, Stephen Yelenosky, Austin, and John Griffin Jr., Houston Marek & Griffin, L.L.P., Victoria, for Petitioner., Brian East, Advocacy, Inc., Austin, Amicus Curiae Coalition of Texas with Disabilities.


• For Appellees:
  
• Adrian L. Young, Greg Abbott, Attorney Gen., Robert Bruni Maddox, Jay T. Kimbrough, Phillip E. Marrus, Barry Ross McBee, John A. Neal, Chief Prosecutor, Edward D. Burbach and David A. Talbot Jr., Office of Attorney General, Austin, for Respondent.