A claim for attorney's fees under Texas Business and Commerce Code section 17.50(c) is an independent claim for affirmative relief. See Marsh v. United Servs. Auto. Assoc., No. 05-17-00338-CV, 2017 WL 2590742, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas June 15, 2017, no pet.) (mem. op.); Yuen v. Gerson, 342 S.W.3d 824, 829 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011, pet. denied); see also Klein v. Dooley, 949 S.W.2d 307, 307 (Tex. 1997) (per curiam). Third, there is no authority to support Appellee's assertion that Appellants' Motion to Declare Plaintiff's Nonsuit a Dismissal with Prejudice was filed "too late to be considered by the trial court."