Texas Insurance Code 34.001 – Personal Immunity
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Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 34.001
- 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
A person who is the commissioner or an employee of the department is not personally liable in a civil action for:
(1) an act performed in good faith within the scope of that person’s authority; or
(2) damages caused by an official act or omission of that person unless the act or omission is corrupt or malicious.