Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Enforcement
Section 52.152. Private Cause of Action

Sec. 52.152. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION. (a) This section applies only to a customer who is injured by an invention developer's:
(1) violation of this chapter;
(2) false or fraudulent statement, representation, or omission of material fact; or
(3) failure to make all disclosures required by this chapter.
(b) A customer to whom this section applies may recover in a civil action against the invention developer:
(1) the greater of:
(A) the amount of any actual damages sustained by the customer; or
(B) $1,000;
(2) court costs; and
(3) attorney's fees.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.