Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 42.001. Definitions
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§ 42.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Claim" means a request, including a counterclaim,
cross-claim, or third-party claim, to recover monetary damages.
(2) "Claimant" means a person making a claim.
(3) "Defendant" means a person from whom a claimant
seeks recovery on a claim, including a counterdefendant,
cross-defendant, or third-party defendant.
(4) "Governmental unit" means the state, a unit of
state government, or a political subdivision of this state.
(5) "Litigation costs" means money actually spent and
obligations actually incurred that are directly related to the case
in which a settlement offer is made. The term includes:
(A) court costs;
(B) reasonable fees for not more than two
testifying expert witnesses; and
(C) reasonable attorney's fees.
(6) "Settlement offer" means an offer to settle or
compromise a claim made in compliance with this chapter.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, § 2.01, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Section: 41.008 41.009 41.010 41.0105 41.011 41.012 41.013 42.001 42.002 42.003 42.004 42.005 51.001 51.002 51.011
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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