Texas Insurance Code

§ 541.256 — PREREQUISITES TO CLASS ACTION

IN § 541.256Title 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. F. CLASS ACTIONS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OR PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL

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The court shall permit one or more members of a class to sue or be sued as representative parties on behalf of the class only if:

(1)the class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable;

(2)there are questions of law or fact common to the class;

(3)the claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of the claims or defenses of the class; and

(4)the representative parties will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the class.

Legislative history

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