Except as provided by Section 304.105 or 304.108, prejudgment interest accrues on the amount of a judgment during the period beginning on the earlier of the 180th day after the date the defendant receives written notice of a claim or the date the suit is filed and ending on the day preceding the date judgment is rendered. Prejudgment interest is computed as simple interest and does not compound.
Tex. Fin. Code § 304.104
ACCRUAL OF PREJUDGMENT INTEREST
Applied in 57 court decisions — leading case Miga v. Jensen (2002)
Most recently applied in Texas Black Iron, Inc. v. Arawak Energy International Ltd (December 2018)
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.18(a), eff
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