A court shall award to the defendant court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees if the court finds that an action under this subchapter is groundless and brought in bad faith or brought for the purpose of harassment.
Tex. Ins. Code § 541.153
FRIVOLOUS ACTION
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case William R. and Susan M. Knoderer v. State Farm Lloyds, Penni Perkins, and Tom Roberts (2017)
Most recently applied in William R. and Susan M. Knoderer v. State Farm Lloyds, Penni Perkins, and Tom Roberts (January 2017)
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, 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.