Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
INSURANCE CODE |
Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS |
Subtitle C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES |
Chapter 541. UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES |
Subchapter F. CLASS ACTIONS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OR PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL |
Sec. 541.261. NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION
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(a) If an action is permitted as a class action under this subchapter, the court shall direct to the members of the class the best notice practicable under the circumstances, including individual notice to all members who can be identified through reasonable effort.
(b) The notice must contain a statement that:
(1) the court will exclude from the class a notified member if the member requests exclusion by a specified date;
(2) the judgment, whether favorable or not, includes all members who do not request exclusion; and
(3) a member who does not request exclusion may enter an appearance through counsel.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.