Civil Liability

Sec. 84.003. CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) A person, including the victim of a crime or the estate of a victim of a crime, may bring suit against an attorney whose violation of Section 84.001 results in damages incurred by the person bringing the suit. (b) A person who brings suit under this section is entitled to recover: (1) actual damages caused to the person bringing the suit by the publication of the account of the crime; (2) exemplary damages in an amount determined by the court; (3) reasonable attorney's fees; and (4) court costs. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 982, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.