These Case-Selling Websites Are a Felony in Texas — Here’s Why
Texas passed H.B. 2733 because accident victims were being exploited online.
Deceptive, non-lawyer websites were treating injured people like inventory – harvesting claims, reselling cases, and hiding behind digital loopholes. The Legislature shut that down.
The law now clearly recognizes that pay-per-lead case selling and deceptive online solicitation cause real harm legally, financially, and personally.
In simple terms, the law says:
- Using false, misleading, or deceptive online messages to get accident victims to sign up is now illegal
- Selling or buying cases through pay-per-lead schemes can trigger criminal liability
- This applies to websites, texts, DMs, ads, and online funnels, not just phone calls or in-person solicitation
What You Should Know About Websites That Sell Accident Claims
When you submit your case through a third-party case seller, you are not choosing a lawyer — they are choosing one for you.
Many of these sites:
- Bid on real law firm names to mislead accident victims
- Hide who you’re actually contacting
- Collect and distribute your personal information and accident details
- Sell your case to an attorney you never selected
And in many cases, your case is sold to an inexperienced or careless firm — one that cuts corners, ignores rules, or prioritizes volume over results — damaging your case before it even starts.
Under the updated law, these tactics aren’t just unethical. They carry felony consequences.
No Attorney-Client Privilege: What You Tell Injury Lead Sellers Can Be Used Against You
Attorney-client privilege protects what you say to your lawyer. It keeps your accident details, injuries, and medical information confidential.
Case aggregators are not attorneys and are not protected by attorney-client privilege. They are third-party businesses that collect and sell personal injury claims. Anything you share — how the accident happened, what injuries you report, or what you said at the scene — may not be confidential.
This can seriously damage your case:
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Your statements may be obtained by insurance companies
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Inconsistencies can be used to deny or reduce compensation
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Once your information is sold, you lose control of it
In personal injury cases, who you talk to first matters. Protect your rights. Speak with a real attorney before sharing details with anyone else.
What This Means for Your Case
Interacting with a non-attorney case seller can:
- Strip you of control over who represents you
- Put your case in the hands of a firm focused on speed, not outcomes
- Lead to early mistakes that weaken your leverage with insurance companies
- Permanently reduce the compensation you may be able to recover
Once your case is mishandled early, the damage is often irreversible. That’s exactly what this law was designed to prevent.
How to Identify a Case-Selling Website
These non-attorney websites are built to look like law firms, but they aren’t. Their goal isn’t to represent you, it’s to collect your information and sell your case.
Watch for these red flags:
- No Clearly Identified Law Firm or Attorney. If the site avoids naming a real firm or buries it in fine print, it’s likely a middleman.
- Quizzes, Surveys, or “Instant Offers.” Multi-step forms and “check your eligibility” questions are often used to rush you into submitting personal details.
- Promises of Fast Money or Guaranteed Results. Claims like “See what your case is worth” or “Instant compensation” are common bait and often misleading. No qualified attorney will place a value on your case before conducting real research into your accident, injuries, and evidence.
- More Forms than Real Legal Information. If the focus is on data collection instead of explaining your rights, that’s a warning sign.
- No Clarity on Who Will Handle Your Case. If you don’t know the name of your lawyer or law firm before you click submit, you’re likely dealing with a case reseller.
The Safer Choice: Contact the Law Firm Directly
When you contact Thomas J. Henry directly, you speak with the firm you searched for, not a reseller or middleman. Your case is evaluated by an experienced legal team, your information remains confidential, and your matter is handled ethically, transparently, and in full compliance with the law from day one.
No middlemen. No shortcuts. No risk to your recovery.