An attorney who is not a party to a civil proceeding is not liable for payment of costs incurred by a party to the proceeding.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 7.011
ATTORNEY'S LIABILITY FOR COSTS
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Newman v. Link (1994)
Most recently applied in Stewart, Cox & Hatcher, P.C. v. Ford Motor Co. (August 2011)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, 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.