{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-261.104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 261.104","heading":"COUNTERCLAIM FOR FRIVOLOUS SUIT.","body":"A dental peer review committee, a person participating in peer review, or any other person named as a defendant in a civil action filed as a result of participation in peer review may file a counterclaim in a pending action or may prove a cause of action in a subsequent suit to recover defense costs, including court costs, attorney's fees, and damages incurred as a result of the civil action, if the plaintiff's original suit is determined:\n(1) to be frivolous; or\n(2) to have been brought in bad faith.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY","CHAPTER 261. CONFIDENTIALITY AND IMMUNITY OF DENTAL PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE","SUBCHAPTER C. CIVIL LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.261.htm#261.104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"125d42ad7750bd9d5c3c95798c2e6f55fc7c22bbba4ebc64cd8b905f3f6ca60d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-261.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-262.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}