Sec. 84.003.  CIVIL LIABILITY.  (a)  A person, including the victim of a crime or the estate of a victim of a crime, may bring suit against an attorney whose violation of Section 84.001 results in damages incurred by the person bringing the suit.
(b)  A person who brings suit under this section is entitled to recover:
(1)  actual damages caused to the person bringing the suit by the publication of the account of the crime;
(2)  exemplary damages in an amount determined by the court;
(3)  reasonable attorney's fees;  and
(4)  court costs.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 982, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.