§ 416.001 Certain Causes of Action Precluded
§ 416.002 Exemplary Damages
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Terms Used In Texas Labor Code Chapter 416 - Actions Against Insurance Carrier for Breach of Duty

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor