Texas Statutes
§ 541.153 — FRIVOLOUS ACTION.
Texas § 541.153
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Bluebook
Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 541.153 (2026).
Text
Sec. 541.153. FRIVOLOUS ACTION. A 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.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
Nearby Sections
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§ 541.001
PURPOSE.§ 541.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 541.007
IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION.§ 541.008
LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.§ 541.052
FALSE INFORMATION AND ADVERTISING.§ 541.053
DEFAMATION OF INSURER.§ 541.054
BOYCOTT, COERCION, OR INTIMIDATION.§ 541.055
FALSE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.§ 541.060
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