Texas Statutes
Subchapter E. Deceptive Trade Practices and Consumer Protection
Section 17.55. Promotional Material

Sec. 17.55. PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL. If damages or civil penalties are assessed against the seller of goods or services for advertisements or promotional material in a suit filed under Section 17.47, 17.48, 17.50, or 17.51 of this subchapter, the seller of the goods or services has a cause of action against a third party for the amount of damages or civil penalties assessed against the seller plus attorneys' fees on a showing that:
(1) the seller received the advertisements or promotional material from the third party;
(2) the seller's only action with regard to the advertisements or promotional material was to disseminate the material; and
(3) the seller has ceased disseminating the material.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 322, ch. 143, Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 1973.

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