Medical Arts Hosp. v. Robison

In Medical Arts Hosp. v. Robison, 216 S.W.3d 38 (Tex. App.--Eastland 2006, no pet.), the Eastland Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's denial of a plea to the jurisdiction because the plaintiff did not provide any notice to her employer that she believed she was being retaliated against for reporting illegal activity to the Texas Labor Board or that she intended to assert a whistleblower claim against them. Robison, 216 S.W.3d at 43-44. Robison spoke with her supervisor about her termination and told him that she disagreed with his decision but did not indicate to him or to her employer that she intended to file a whistleblower claim. Id. at 40. She also failed to file a written grievance or bring her retaliation claim to her employer's attention before filing her lawsuit. Id. at 41.