2021 Texas Statutes
Labor Code
Title 5 - Workers' Compensation
Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act
Chapter 416 - Actions Against Insurance Carrier for Breach of Duty
Section 416.001. Certain Causes of Action Precluded

Universal Citation: TX Lab Code § 416.001 (2021)

Sec. 416.001. CERTAIN CAUSES OF ACTION PRECLUDED. An action taken by an insurance carrier under an order of the commissioner or recommendations of a benefit review officer under Section 410.031, 410.032, or 410.033 may not be the basis of a cause of action against the insurance carrier for a breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.284, eff. September 1, 2005.

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