Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 150E.002 – Applicability of Chapter
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 150E.002
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
This chapter applies only to an action or arbitration proceeding in which:
(1) a transportation network company is a defendant;
(2) the claimant seeks recovery of damages for loss of property, bodily injury, or death;
(3) the claim for which the action or proceeding is brought arises out of the ownership, use, operation, or possession of a network vehicle while the vehicle’s driver or passenger was logged on to a transportation network company’s digital network; and
(4) the theory of recovery for which damages are sought against the transportation network company is based on:
(A) the ownership, operation, design, manufacture, or maintenance of a digital network accessed by a driver or passenger; or
(B) the relationship, affiliation, or interaction with a driver logged on to a transportation network company’s digital network.