Texas Statutes
§ 1551.361 — DILIGENT PROSECUTION OF SUIT.
Texas § 1551.361
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Bluebook
Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1551.361 (2026).
Text
Sec. 1551.361. DILIGENT PROSECUTION OF SUIT. The plaintiff shall prosecute with reasonable diligence any suit brought under Section 1551.359 . If the plaintiff does not secure proper service of process or does not prosecute the suit within one year after it is filed, the court shall presume that the suit has been abandoned. The court shall dismiss the suit on a motion for dismissal made on or behalf of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, unless the plaintiff, after receiving appropriate notice, shows good cause for the delay.
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Related
Stephen Maughan, as Guardian for Robert D. Maughan and Chris L. Maughan v. Employees Retirement System of Texas
(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2008)
Legislative History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176 ), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2005.
Nearby Sections
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§ 1551.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 1551.002
PURPOSES.§ 1551.003
GENERAL DEFINITIONS.§ 1551.004
DEFINITION OF DEPENDENT.§ 1551.005
DEFINITION OF HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN.§ 1551.007
DEFINITION OF CARRIER.§ 1551.008
APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.§ 1551.011
EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION.§ 1551.012
EXEMPTION FROM STATE TAXES AND FEES.§ 1551.014
EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES.§ 1551.015
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