Tex. Fin. Code § 304.105 · Subchapter B. PREJUDGMENT INTEREST IN WRONGFUL DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE CASE
EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT OFFER ON ACCRUAL OF PREJUDGMENT INTEREST.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If judgment for a claimant is equal to or less than the amount of a settlement offer of the defendant, prejudgment interest does not accrue on the amount of the judgment during the period that the offer may be accepted.
(b) If judgment for a claimant is more than the amount of a settlement offer of the defendant, prejudgment interest does not accrue on the amount of the settlement offer during the period that the offer may be accepted.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.304.htm
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