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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 38.001 Recovery of Attorney'S Fees
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Sec. 38.001. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES. (a) In this section, "organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.002, Business Organizations Code. (b) A person may recover reasonable attorney's fees from an individual or organization other than a quasi-governmental entity auth…
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 38.0015 Recovery of Attorney'S Fees As Compensatory Damages
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Sec. 38.0015. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AS COMPENSATORY DAMAGES. (a) A person may recover reasonable attorney's fees from an individual, corporation, or other entity from which recovery is permitted under Section 38.001 as compensatory damages for breach of a construction contr…
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 38.002 Procedure For Recovery of Attorney'S Fees
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Sec. 38.002. PROCEDURE FOR RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES. To recover attorney's fees under this chapter: (1) the claimant must be represented by an attorney; (2) the claimant must present the claim to the opposing party or to a duly authorized agent of the opposing party; and (3) p…
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 38.003 Presumption
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Sec. 38.003. PRESUMPTION. It is presumed that the usual and customary attorney's fees for a claim of the type described in Section 38.001 are reasonable. The presumption may be rebutted. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.