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Tex. Ins. Code § 541.154

PRIOR NOTICE OF ACTION

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re CYPRESS TEXAS LLOYDS (2011)

Most recently applied in In Re CYPRESS TEXAS LLOYDS (August 2011)

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff

(a) A person seeking damages in an action against another person under this subchapter must provide written notice to the other person not later than the 61st day before the date the action is filed.

(b) The notice must advise the other person of:

(1) the specific complaint; and

(2) the amount of actual damages and expenses, including attorney's fees reasonably incurred in asserting the claim against the other person.

(c) The notice is not required if giving notice is impracticable because the action:

(1) must be filed to prevent the statute of limitations from expiring; or

(2) is asserted as a counterclaim.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.