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Tex. Lab. Code § 416.001 (2026)

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1995–2012 · leading case: Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ruttiger, 381 S.W.3d 430 (Tex. 2012).
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Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ruttiger, 381 S.W.3d 430 (Tex. 2012). · cites it 2× “Tex. Lab.Code § 416.001. Exemplary Damages (a) In an action against an insurance carrier for a breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, recovery of exemplary damages is limited to the greater of: (1) four times the amount of actual damages; or (2) $250,000.”
Patin v. Allied Signal, Inc., 69 F.3d 1 (5th Cir. 1995). · cites it 3× “41 (repealed and codified at Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 416.001 ) (providing that certain actions taken by the carrier in reliance on the Commission or the benefit review officer are not actionable for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing); and § 416.”
Golden v. Employers Ins. of Wausau, 981 F. Supp. 467 (S.D. Tex. 1997). “See Tex Lab.Code Ann. § 416.001 (Vernon 1997).”
England v. Liberty Mut. Ins., 831 F. Supp. 2d 1008 (S.D. Tex. 2011). “Tex. Lab.Code § 416.001; see Ruttiger, — S.”
Floyd Weatherton v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., No. 07-02-00376-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo Aug. 9, 2004). “The trial court's judgment is modified to dismiss without prejudice claims for supplemental income benefits, and as so modified is to that extent affirmed.”
Floyd Weatherton v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., No. 07-02-00376-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo Aug. 9, 2004). “3 Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 416.001 (Vernon 1996).”
Floyd Weatherton v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., No. 07-02-00376-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo Aug. 9, 2004). “3: Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 416.001 (Vernon 1996).”
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