Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.010
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.010, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 71.010. AWARD AND APPORTIONMENT OF DAMAGES.
Official statutory text
(a) The jury may award damages in an amount proportionate to the injury resulting from the death.
(b) The damages awarded shall be divided, in shares as found by the jury in its verdict, among the individuals who are entitled to recover and who are alive at that time.
(b) The damages awarded shall be divided, in shares as found by the jury in its verdict, among the individuals who are entitled to recover and who are alive at that time.
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