Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 42.002
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 42.002, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 42.002. APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT.
Official statutory text
(a) The settlement procedures provided in this chapter apply only to claims for monetary relief.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a class action;
(2) a shareholder's derivative action;
(3) an action by or against a governmental unit;
(4) an action brought under the Family Code;
(5) an action to collect workers' compensation benefits under Subtitle A, Title 5, Labor Code; or
(6) an action filed in a justice of the peace court or a small claims court.
(c) This chapter does not apply until a defendant files a declaration that the settlement procedure allowed by this chapter is available in the action. If there is more than one defendant, the settlement procedure allowed by this chapter is available only in relation to the defendant that filed the declaration and to the parties that make or receive offers of settlement in relation to that defendant.
(d) This chapter does not limit or affect the ability of any person to:
(1) make an offer to settle or compromise a claim that does not comply with Section 42.003; or
(2) offer to settle or compromise a claim in an action to which this chapter does not apply.
(e) An offer to settle or compromise that does not comply with Section 42.003 or an offer to settle or compromise made in an action to which this chapter does not apply does not entitle any party to recover litigation costs under this chapter.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a class action;
(2) a shareholder's derivative action;
(3) an action by or against a governmental unit;
(4) an action brought under the Family Code;
(5) an action to collect workers' compensation benefits under Subtitle A, Title 5, Labor Code; or
(6) an action filed in a justice of the peace court or a small claims court.
(c) This chapter does not apply until a defendant files a declaration that the settlement procedure allowed by this chapter is available in the action. If there is more than one defendant, the settlement procedure allowed by this chapter is available only in relation to the defendant that filed the declaration and to the parties that make or receive offers of settlement in relation to that defendant.
(d) This chapter does not limit or affect the ability of any person to:
(1) make an offer to settle or compromise a claim that does not comply with Section 42.003; or
(2) offer to settle or compromise a claim in an action to which this chapter does not apply.
(e) An offer to settle or compromise that does not comply with Section 42.003 or an offer to settle or compromise made in an action to which this chapter does not apply does not entitle any party to recover litigation costs under this chapter.
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