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Tex. Fin. Code § 304.105 (2026)

Effect Of Settlement Offer On Accrual Of Prejudgment Interest

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Sec. 304.105. EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT OFFER ON ACCRUAL OF PREJUDGMENT INTEREST. (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.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 25 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Susan Meek, M.D. v. Rockne Onstad Individually & D/B/A the Onstad Law Firm & Joyce Stamp Lilly Individually & D/B/A Joyce Stamp Lilly, RN, JDPC, 430 S.W.3d 601 (Tex. App. 2014).
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Susan Meek, M.D. v. Rockne Onstad Individually & D/B/A the Onstad Law Firm & Joyce Stamp Lilly Individually & D/B/A Joyce Stamp Lilly, RN, JDPC, 430 S.W.3d 601 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 8× “) (holding appellant failed to prove one of the settlement offers that he alleged tolled the accrual of prejudgment interest under Texas Finance Code section 304.105). In addition, Onstad failed to prove the amount of the alleged settlement offer, which is necessary to determine…”
Formosa Plastics Corp., USA v. Kajima Int'l, Inc., 216 S.W.3d 436 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “See TEX. FIN.CODE ANN. § 304.105 (Vernon 2006).”
Qwest Commc'ns Int'l, Inc. v. AT & T Corp., 114 S.W.3d 15 (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.105 (West Supp.2003).”
Jeffrey May v. Ticor Title Ins., 422 S.W.3d 93 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “We have no occasion to consider the application of Texas Finance Code § 304.105 because the parties have not addressed it in their appellate briefs.”
Figueroa v. Davis, 318 S.W.3d 53 (Tex. App. 2010). “” Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.105(b) (emphasis added).”
Shoreline, Inc. v. Hisel, 115 S.W.3d 21 (Tex. App. 2003). “Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.105 (Vernon Supp.”
Sembera v. Petrofac Tyler, Inc., 253 S.W.3d 815 (Tex. App. 2008). “Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.105(a) (Vernon 2006).”
Foust v. Est. of Walters, 21 S.W.3d 495 (Tex. App. 2000). “05, § 6(b), (c) (current version at Tex. Fin.Code § 304.105(a), (b) (Vernon 1999)).”
Head Indus. Coatings & Servs., Inc. v. Maryland Ins. Co., 981 S.W.2d 305 (Tex. App. 1998). “Alternatively, Maryland argues that the running of prejudgment interest on the policy limit of $500,000 was tolled by its settlement offer, citing Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.105 (Vernon 1998) as authority.”
Susan Bobo v. Elezebeth Varughese, 507 S.W.3d 817 (Tex. App. 2016). “See Tex. Fin. Code Ann. §§ 304.105 (a), 304.106 (West 2016).”
Non-Party Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. Ashley Dominguez, Orlando Hayward & Reyna Hayward, Individually & as Representatives of the Est. of Niguel Hayward, Eduardo Moreno, Kelly Ray Wren, & Draggin Tools Trucking, LLC (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 5× “See Tex. Fin. Code § 304.105. M. To the extent Plaintiff is seeking to recover either lost wages or reduced wage-earning capacity, then Plaintiff must prove the loss(es) in the form of a net loss after reduction for income 57 tax payments or unpaid tax liability pursuant to…”
Low, Wyley W. v. Gulf States Utils. Co., 75 S.W.3d 449 (Tex. App. 2000). “— Beaumont 1994, writ denied); Tex.Fin. Code Ann. § 304.105 (Vernon 1998).”
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— Tex. Fin. Code § 304.105(a) — 4 cases
Susan Meek, M.D. v. Rockne Onstad Individually & D/B/A the Onstad Law Firm & Joyce Stamp Lilly Individually & D/B/A Joyce Stamp Lilly, RN, JDPC, 430 S.W.3d 601 (Tex. App. 2014). “) (holding appellant failed to prove one of the settlement offers that he alleged tolled the accrual of prejudgment interest under Texas Finance Code section 304.105). In addition, Onstad failed to prove the amount of the alleged settlement offer, which is necessary to determine…”
Formosa Plastics Corp., USA v. Kajima Int'l, Inc., 216 S.W.3d 436 (Tex. App. 2006). “See TEX. FIN.CODE ANN. § 304.105 (Vernon 2006).”
Sembera v. Petrofac Tyler, Inc., 253 S.W.3d 815 (Tex. App. 2008). “Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.105(a) (Vernon 2006).”
Foust v. Est. of Walters, 21 S.W.3d 495 (Tex. App. 2000). “05, § 6(b), (c) (current version at Tex. Fin.Code § 304.105(a), (b) (Vernon 1999)).”
— Tex. Fin. Code § 304.105(b) — 1 case
Figueroa v. Davis, 318 S.W.3d 53 (Tex. App. 2010). “” Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.105(b) (emphasis added).”
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