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Texas Insurance Code - INS § 541.255. Prior Notice

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Not later than the 31st day before the date a class action for damages is commenced under this subchapter, the prospective plaintiff must:

(1) notify the intended defendant of the complaint;  and

(2) demand that the defendant provide relief to the prospective plaintiff and others similarly situated.

(b) The notice must be in writing and be sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to:

(1) the place where the transaction occurred;

(2) the intended defendant's principal place of business in this state;  or

(3) if notice to the place described by Subdivision (1) or (2) does not effect notice, the office of the secretary of state.

(c) A copy of the notice must also be sent to the commissioner.

(d) A class action for injunctive relief may be commenced under this subchapter without complying with Subsection (a).

(e) A plaintiff in a class action for injunctive relief under this subchapter may, on or after the 31st day after the date the action is commenced and after complying with Subsection (a), amend the complaint without leave of court to include a request for damages.

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