In any action in which there are two or more defendants, an award of exemplary damages must be specific as to a defendant, and each defendant is liable only for the amount of the award made against that defendant.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 41.006
AWARD SPECIFIC TO DEFENDANT
Applied in 23 court decisions — leading case C & H NATIONWIDE, INC. v. Thompson (1994)
Most recently applied in AGAR Corporation, Inc. v. Electro Circuits International, LLC and Suresh Parikh (July 2017)
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 2.12, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.