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Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 118.0005

PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 911), Sec. 6, eff

(a) If a third-party food delivery service violates this chapter, a restaurant aggrieved by the violation may bring an action against the service for:

(1) injunctive relief; and

(2) damages in an amount equal to:

(A) the restaurant's actual damages arising from the violation; or

(B) the service's profits arising from the violation.

(b) If the court finds that the defendant committed the violation knowingly or in bad faith, the court may award the plaintiff:

(1) exemplary damages in an amount that is not more than three times the sum of:

(A) the plaintiff's actual damages; and

(B) the defendant's profits arising from the violation; and

(2) the plaintiff's reasonable attorney's fees.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.