The plaintiff shall prosecute with reasonable diligence any suit brought under Section 1551.359. If the plaintiff does not secure proper service of process or does not prosecute the suit within one year after it is filed, the court shall presume that the suit has been abandoned. The court shall dismiss the suit on a motion for dismissal made on or behalf of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, unless the plaintiff, after receiving appropriate notice, shows good cause for the delay.
Tex. Ins. Code § 1551.361
DILIGENT PROSECUTION OF SUIT
Known as the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act
The act spans §§ 1551.001 to 1551.460 (156 sections).
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 31, 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.