State Court of Appeals / Tex. App.

Russo v. Smith International, Inc.

Decided November 7, 2002. Eva M. Guzman wrote the opinion for the court.

93 S.W.3d 428 · Cited 91 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · 450 U.S. 248
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
Quantum Chemical Corp. v. Toennies · 47 S.W.3d 473
Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A. · 534 U.S. 506
Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston · 469 U.S. 111
Hight v. Dublin Veterinary Clinic · 22 S.W.3d 614
Bowen v. El Paso Electric Co. · 49 S.W.3d 902
Anderson v. Taylor Publishing Co. · 13 S.W.3d 56

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