Doe v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• plaintiff claimed she had to commumcate to prospective employers false positive drug test
• “While we are aware of non-Texas authority allowing ‘self-defamation’ claims under only a foreseeability test, the Texas Supreme Court has yet to adopt or approve such a broad cause of action. We decline to do so.”
• “As a general rule, mental anguish does not constitute an element of damages that may be recovered in an action either for breach of contract or for a tort based on a right growing out of a breach of contract.”
• refusing to recognize the doctrine

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).