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First and foremost, Texas.ibstates.com and its management are intimately aware of, and have the utmost respect for your privacy. The confidential nature of your communications with Texas.ibstates.com and our sponsoring firms will always be respected.

Since Texas.ibstates.com is not a lawyer referral service, nor a law firm, employees and managers of Texas.ibstates.com will not evaluate the merits of your case. Rather, your inquiry will be forwarded to an Texas.ibstates.com sponsoring firm.

As is true of all licensed attorneys, a duty of confidentiality governs attorneys associated with Texas.ibstates.com. State Bar associations from around the United States enforce this duty of confidentiality. The duty of confidentiality prohibits attorneys from revealing your confidential information to others. The American Bar Association defines the duty of confidentiality as follows:

(a) A lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client unless the client consents after consultation, except for disclosures that are impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation, and except as stated in paragraph (b).

(b) A lawyer may reveal such information to the extent the lawyer reasonably believes necessary:

(1) to prevent the client from committing a criminal act that the lawyer believes is likely to result in imminent death or substantial bodily harm; or

(2) to establish a claim or defense on behalf of the lawyer in a controversy between the lawyer and the client, to establish a defense to a criminal charge or civil claim against the lawyer based upon conduct in which the client was involved, or to respond to allegations in any proceeding concerning the lawyer's representation of a client.

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While we respect and honor your privacy, Texas.ibstates.com reserves the right to alter this privacy policy without notice.

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Texas.ibstates.com is the leading personal injury legal site for consumers. However, Texas.ibstates.com is neither a law firm, nor a legal referral service, nor a doctor's office. As such, this site should not be used as a substitute for an attorney's advice or a medical doctor's diagnosis.

Texas.ibstates.com provides extensive legal, health, injury and medical information. However, we cannot provide specific medical or legal advice. Instead, the information we provide is generalized in nature.

If you are concerned with a specific medical condition we urge you to seek a doctor's advice. We cannot provide such medical advice to you. Additionally, if you have a specific legal problem we encourage you to contact an attorney. As laws vary from state to state and are constantly changing, only a licensed attorney can provide you with specific legal advice.

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Texas.ibstates.com is not responsible for the actions and/or inactions of our sponsoring firms, nor can we guarantee your satisfaction. Furthermore, we do not necessarily recommend that you retain the services of our sponsoring firms. Certain State Bar associations may consider an Texas.ibstates.com sponsorship to be a form of advertising. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely on advertisement. Such a decision should only be made after the review and careful consideration of a firm's experience and qualifications.

While we make every reasonable effort to provide useful, timely, and accurate information, we cannot guarantee the correctness of this information, nor can we guarantee that we carry information on every conceivable injury subject. In addition, while we closely monitor government initiated product recalls, we may from time to time be unaware of certain recalls and safety alerts.

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