Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 147.085 – Admissibility of Statement Relating to Computer Date Failure
(a) The following are not admissible to prove liability for computer date failure:
(1) an offer to settle under § 147.048;
(2) notice required under § 147.081(a)(1);
(3) except as provided by Subsection (b), evidence of furnishing or offering or promising to furnish a correction or cure for a present or future computer date failure; or
(4) except as provided by Subsection (c), a statement made in the process of correcting, curing, or attempting to correct or cure a present or future computer date failure.
(b) Evidence of furnishing or offering or promising to furnish a correction or cure for a present or future computer date failure is admissible to the extent it is evidence of a guarantee or warranty of the correction or cure and the claim is for breach of the guarantee or warranty.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 147.085
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(c) A statement made in the process of correcting, curing, or attempting to correct or cure a present or future computer date failure is admissible if:
(1) the statement is false;
(2) the statement is made with knowledge that it is false; and
(3) the claimant relied on the statement to the claimant’s detriment.