Texas Insurance Code
§ 541.153 — FRIVOLOUS ACTION
IN § 541.153Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS · Part C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES · Ch. 541. UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES · Art. D. PRIVATE ACTION FOR DAMAGES
Statute text
View on sourceA 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.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.