If a correction, clarification, or retraction is made in accordance with this subchapter, regardless of whether the person claiming harm made a request, a person may not recover exemplary damages unless the publication was made with actual malice.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 73.059
EFFECT OF CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION, OR RETRACTION
Known as the Defamation Mitigation Act
The act spans §§ 73.051 to 73.062 (12 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Warner Bros. Entm't, Inc. v. Jones (2017)
Most recently applied in Warner Bros. Entm't, Inc. v. Jones (December 2017)
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (H.B. 1759), Sec. 2, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.