Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 38.0015 – Recovery of Attorney’s Fees as Compensatory Damages
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(a) A person may recover reasonable attorney’s fees from an individual, corporation, or other entity from which recovery is permitted under Section 38.001 as compensatory damages for breach of a construction contract as defined by Section 130.001.
(b) This section may not be construed to create or imply a private cause of action or independent basis to recover attorney’s fees.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 38.0015
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005