Supreme Court of Texas

Under Tex. Alco. Bev. Code section 106.14(a), 1) an employer bears the burden of establishing that its employees attended certain training classes and that the employee in question actually attended these classes 2) an employer bears the burden of establishing direct or direct encouragement, and 3) encouragement may be shown, at the minimum, by evidence of the provider's negligence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/26/2007
• Decided 03/28/2008
• Published 03/28/2008

Judges

• Chief Justice JEFFERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David P. Andis, Gauntt & Kruppstadt, L.L.P., Woodlands, TX, for Petitioner., David E. Lueders, Lueders & Boanerges, Houston, Michael J. Reviere, Benckenstein, Norvell, Bernsen & Nathan, Beaumont, TX, for Persons In Interest., Glen Garey, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Philip F. Klosowsky, Law Offices of Philip F. Klosowsky, Sugar Land, Barney L. McCoy, Houston, TX, for Respondent.