Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 42.001 — DEFINITIONS

CP § 42.001Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part C. JUDGMENTS · Ch. 42. SETTLEMENT

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In this chapter:

(1)"Claim" means a request, including a counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim, to recover monetary damages.

(2)"Claimant" means a person making a claim.

(3)"Defendant" means a person from whom a claimant seeks recovery on a claim, including a counterdefendant, cross-defendant, or third-party defendant.

(4)"Governmental unit" means the state, a unit of state government, or a political subdivision of this state.

(5)"Litigation costs" means money actually spent and obligations actually incurred that are directly related to the action in which a settlement offer is made. The term includes:

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (H.B. 274), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2011.