Texas § 15.018 FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT.

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§ 15.018 — FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT.

Texas § 15.018

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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code Code Ann. § 15.018 (2026).

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Sec. 15.018. FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT.

(a)This section only applies to suits brought under the federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. Section 51 et seq.).

(b)All suits brought under the federal Employers' Liability Act shall be brought:

(1)in the county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred;

(2)in the county where the defendant's principal office in this state is located; or

(3)in the county where the plaintiff resided at the time the cause of action accrued.

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Sec. 15.018. FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT. (a) This section only applies to suits brought under the federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. Section 51 et seq.).
(b) All suits brought under the federal Employers' Liability Act shall be brought:
(1) in the county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred;
(2) in the county where the defendant's principal office in this state is located; or
(3) in the county where the plaintiff resided at the time the cause of action accrued.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 138, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (H.B. 1602 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2007.