{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-416.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 416.002","heading":"EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.","body":"(a) In an action against an insurance carrier for a breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, recovery of exemplary damages is limited to the greater of:\n(1) four times the amount of actual damages; or\n(2) $250,000.\n(b) An action against a governmental entity or unit or an employee of a governmental entity or unit for a breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing is governed by Chapters 101 and 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 416. ACTIONS AGAINST INSURANCE CARRIER FOR BREACH OF DUTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.416.htm#416.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"d064508f98a9f5c0f704706d567ac2b6f0f853129ffefbaef584216050a2b77c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-416.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-417.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}