Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 86.003 – Derivative Claims
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Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 86.003
- 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
§ 86.002 applies to a claim for damages made by a claimant other than a convicted person if:
(1) the claimant’s right to recovery results from an injury to a convicted person, including a claim for the wrongful death of the convicted person or a claim for loss of consortium with or loss of the companionship of the convicted person; and
(2) the convicted person’s right to recovery would be barred under § 86.002.