Ball v. Alleyton Resource Company LLC

Retaliation/Wrongful Termination in violation of Texas Labor Code 451.001

Jury Verdict: $1,706,187

On July 26, 2019, a Fort Bend County District Court found that Alleyton Resource Company LLC retaliated and wrongfully terminated Joseph Ball for instituting procedures under the Texas Worker’s Compensation Act. In reaching its verdict, the Jury awarded Mr. Ball $1,706,187 in damages, including $164,168, in past lost wages, $675,519 in future lost wages, $100,000 in past mental anguish, $16,500 in future mental anguish, and $750,000 in punitive damages.

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Doyle LLP Vs. Republic Manufacturing Group INC. d/b/a Republic Bag Co. and Alpha Industries Management Inc. d/b/a Republic Bag Co: Wrongful Termination

Doyle LLP filed suit in August of 2020 in Harris County District Court under the Texas Labor Code against Republic Manufacturing Group INC. d/b/a Republic Bag Co. and Alpha Industries Management Inc. d/b/a Republic Bag Co. The suit alleges that Republic Bag Co. retaliated with discrimination against Doyle LLP’s client and then fired her after she filed a workers’ compensation claim.

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Doyle LLP Vs. Michael McCreery d/b/a B-Mac Company: Wrongful Termination

Texas employers often tell their employees that they are working “at will” as a means to suggest Texas employers are free at any time to take any action against an employee, including firing them. However, Texas law has various protections for injured workers, including Texas Labor Code, Section 451.001. The protections and legal analysis of a potential wrongful termination or discrimination claim does not stop there and includes various protections for employees injured while on the job.

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