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Texas Wrongful Death: A Northern Virginia Family’s Guide
A Northern Virginia family's guide to wrongful death claims in Texas. I walk readers through the Texas Wrongful Death Act at Chapter 71 (no general cap), the Chapter 74 medical malpractice cap structure at $250,000 per physician and $250,000 per facility, the survival action under Section 71.021, the 2-year statute of limitations, modified comparative fault under Chapter 33 with the 51 percent bar, the punitive damages cap under Section 41.008, and how NoVA-to-Houston travel patterns generate cross-jurisdictional cases.
