Waste Management of Texas, Inc., Petitioner v. Texas Disposal Systems Landfill, Inc., Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that a for‑profit corporation may recover reputation damages in a defamation action, that such damages are non‑economic for purposes of the statutory cap on exemplary damages, affirmed the remediation‑cost award, reversed the $5 million reputation‑damage award as unsupported by evidence, and remanded for recalculation of exemplary damages and interest.