Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.55

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 17.55 - Promotional Material

If damages or civil penalties are assessed against the seller of goods or services for advertisements or promotional material in a suit filed under Section 17.47, 17.48, 17.50, or 17.51 of this subchapter, the seller of the goods or services has a cause of action against a third party for the amount of damages or civil penalties assessed against the seller plus attorneys' fees on a showing that:

(1) the seller received the advertisements or promotional material from the third party;

(2) the seller's only action with regard to the advertisements or promotional material was to disseminate the material; and

(3) the seller has ceased disseminating the material.

Tex. Bus. and Comm. Code § 17.55

Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 322, ch. 143, Sec. 1, eff. 5/21/1973.