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Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Chapter 33 Proportionate ResponsibilityLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Civil Practice & Remedies Code > Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Chapter 33 Proportionate Responsibility In an action to which this chapter applies, a claimant may not recover damages if his percentage of responsibility is greater than 50 percent. Acts ... (a) This chapter applies to: (1) any cause of action based on tort in which a defendant, settling person, or responsible third party is found ... (a) The trier of fact, as to each cause of action asserted, shall determine the percentage of responsibility, stated in whole numbers, for the following ... (a) A defendant may seek to designate a person as a responsible third party by filing a motion for leave to designate that person as ... In this chapter: (1) "Claimant" means a person seeking recovery of damages, including a plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross-claimant, or third-party plaintiff. In an action in which ... (a) If the claimant is not barred from recovery under Section 33.001, the court shall reduce the amount of damages to be recovered by the ... (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a liable defendant is liable to a claimant only for the percentage of the damages found by the ... (a) If a defendant who is jointly and severally liable under Section 33.013 pays a percentage of the damages for which the defendant is jointly ... (a) In this section, "contribution defendant" means any defendant, counterdefendant, or third-party defendant from whom any party seeks contribution with respect to any portion of ... Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect any rights of indemnity granted by any statute, by contract, or by common law. To the ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |