{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-41.011","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 41.011","heading":"EVIDENCE RELATING TO AMOUNT OF EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.","body":"(a) In determining the amount of exemplary damages, the trier of fact shall consider evidence, if any, relating to:\n(1) the nature of the wrong;\n(2) the character of the conduct involved;\n(3) the degree of culpability of the wrongdoer;\n(4) the situation and sensibilities of the parties concerned;\n(5) the extent to which such conduct offends a public sense of justice and propriety; and\n(6) the net worth of the defendant.\n(b) Evidence that is relevant only to the amount of exemplary damages that may be awarded is not admissible during the first phase of a bifurcated trial.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 19, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE C. JUDGMENTS","CHAPTER 41. DAMAGES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.41.htm#41.011","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"5c000a4b74ffe46098d54c3fc2394417b839f9a95f769055055420649cf86d91","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-41.0105","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-41.0115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}