Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 74.507 – Award of Attorney’s Fees
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Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 74.507
- Claimant: means a person, including a decedent's estate, seeking or who has sought recovery of damages in a health care liability claim. See Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 74.001
- Court: means any federal or state court. See Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 74.001
For purposes of computing the award of attorney’s fees when the claimant is awarded a recovery that will be paid in periodic payments, the court shall:
(1) place a total value on the payments based on the claimant’s projected life expectancy; and
(2) reduce the amount in Subdivision (1) to present value.