{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-541.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 541.253","heading":"FRIVOLOUS ACTION.","body":"The court may award to the defendant court costs and reasonable attorney's fees in relation to the work expended on a finding by the court that a class action under this subchapter was brought by an individual plaintiff in bad faith or for the purpose of harassment.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 541. UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES","SUBCHAPTER F. CLASS ACTIONS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OR PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.541.htm#541.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"76797911ac54f572e199ad4ddc7d1900e0458c85e17f77e8abff8c67a55b6e3e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-541.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-541.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}