Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 9.002 — APPLICABILITY

CP § 9.002Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 9. FRIVOLOUS PLEADINGS AND CLAIMS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)This chapter applies to an action in which a claimant seeks:

(1)damages for personal injury, property damage, or death, regardless of the legal theories or statutes on the basis of which recovery is sought, including an action based on intentional conduct, negligence, strict tort liability, products liability (whether strict or otherwise), or breach of warranty; or

(2)damages other than for personal injury, property damage, or death resulting from any tortious conduct, regardless of the legal theories or statutes on the basis of which recovery is sought, including libel, slander, or tortious interference with a contract or other business relation.

(b)This chapter applies to any party who is a claimant or defendant, including but not limited to:

(1)a county;

(2)a municipality;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 2, 1987.