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Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.55

PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL

Known as the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act

The act spans §§ 17–17 (31 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Allstate Homecraft, Inc. v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Sales, Inc. (1987)

Most recently applied in Allstate Homecraft, Inc. v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Sales, Inc. (November 1987)

Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 322, ch. 143, Sec. 1, eff

If damages or civil penalties are assessed against the seller of goods or services for advertisements or promotional material in a suit filed under Section 17.47, 17.48, 17.50, or 17.51 of this subchapter, the seller of the goods or services has a cause of action against a third party for the amount of damages or civil penalties assessed against the seller plus attorneys' fees on a showing that:

(1) the seller received the advertisements or promotional material from the third party;

(2) the seller's only action with regard to the advertisements or promotional material was to disseminate the material; and

(3) the seller has ceased disseminating the material.

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