Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse of Central Texas

News 8 Austin - Paul Brown, Anchor
March 26, 2008

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has a warning about some health-related Web sites. Legal watchdog groups say some personal injury lawyers sponsor Web sites that have medical information, but they're actually trying to sell, deceive, or frighten consumers. Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse says these ads have serious medical implications.

Mr. BOBBY JENKINS (Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse): One in four consumers would stop taking their medication if they saw an advertisement for a lawsuit involving that medication. Now we're finding that these tactics have spread to the Internet.

BROWN: Abbott issued an alert advising Texans to never rely on the Internet to diagnose or treat an illness. If you have encountered a misleading or deceptive medically oriented Web site, you can file a complaint with the attorney general's office.

Here's the number: 800-252-8011, or log on to texasattorneygeneral.gov.