Texas Insurance Code

§ 541.161 — MEDIATION

IN § 541.161Title 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

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(a)A party may, not later than the 90th day after the date a pleading seeking relief under this subchapter is served, file a motion to compel mediation of the dispute in the manner provided by this section.

(b)The court shall, not later than the 30th day after the date a motion under this section is filed, sign an order setting the time and place of the mediation.

(c)The court shall appoint a mediator if the parties do not agree on a mediator.

(d)The mediation must be held not later than the 30th day after the date the order is signed, unless:

(1)the parties agree otherwise; or

(2)the court determines that additional time not to exceed 30 days is warranted.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.