Terms of Use

Acceptance of These Terms

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of ronsimonassociates.com (the "Site"), which is operated by Ron Simon & Associates ("Ron Simon & Associates," "we," "us," or "our"). By visiting the Site or using any of the contact, intake, or subscription forms available on it, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

These Terms incorporate by reference our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle information collected through the Site.

Attorney Advertising Notice

The Site is attorney advertising. It is published by Ron Simon & Associates, a law firm with its principal office in Houston, Texas. The lawyer responsible for the content of the Site is Ron Simon. The Site is intended to provide general information about the firm and the areas of law in which we practice. It is not legal advice, and it is not an offer to represent you or a guarantee of any particular result.

Past results described on the Site reflect the unique facts of those matters and the specific law that applied to them. Past results do not guarantee, predict, or warrant any future outcome. Every case is different, and many factors affect the value and outcome of a case, including but not limited to liability, damages, the financial condition of the defendant, the jurisdiction in which the case is filed, and applicable law.

Some images, photographs, video, or audio on the Site may include dramatizations or stock imagery rather than depictions of actual clients or matters. Where an image depicts a real person, it is used with their permission.

No Attorney-Client Relationship

Your use of the Site, your submission of an intake form, and your communication with the firm by phone, email, chat, or text do not create an attorney-client relationship. A relationship is formed only when you and the firm have signed a written engagement agreement. Until that happens, you should not consider yourself a client of the firm, and we cannot guarantee that information you send us will be protected as a confidence of a client.

We do, however, treat information you share with us as a prospective client as confidential to the extent required by Rule 1.18 ("Duties to Prospective Clients") and Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the analogous rules of any other state in which we are admitted. See our Privacy Policy for more detail.

Not Legal Advice

The content on the Site, including pages about specific outbreaks, specific brands, specific pathogens, and the law firm's practice areas, is provided for general informational purposes only. It is not legal advice and is not a substitute for legal counsel. Laws change. Court decisions change. The facts of a particular case can change which rules apply. You should consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction about your specific situation before acting on anything you read here.

Reading information on the Site, watching a video, or downloading a document does not create an attorney-client relationship with the firm.

Outbreak, Brand, and Pathogen Pages

The Site contains pages about active and historical foodborne illness outbreaks, food brands, recalls, and specific pathogens. The information on these pages is compiled from public sources, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service, state and local health departments, peer-reviewed scientific literature, news reporting, and public court filings. Where we cite a source, we link to it.

We update these pages as new information becomes available, but public-health investigations evolve and figures change. You should consult the original government source for the most current numbers and the most current investigation status. A description of a brand or product on the Site is not an accusation that the brand or product is unsafe; it is a description of publicly reported facts about an investigation, recall, or claim. The presence of a brand or product on the Site does not indicate that the firm has filed, settled, or is currently litigating a case against that brand.

If you believe information on the Site is inaccurate, please contact us at ron@rsaalaw.com so we can review and, if appropriate, correct it.

Permitted Use of the Site

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and view the Site for your personal, non-commercial use. You may print or download a copy of a page for your personal reference, provided you do not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices.

You agree that you will not:

• Use the Site in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation.
• Use the Site to send, knowingly receive, upload, or otherwise transmit any material that contains a virus, worm, trojan horse, or other harmful code.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any part of the Site, the server on which it is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Site.
• Use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Site for any purpose without our prior written permission, except for public search-engine crawlers operating in accordance with the Site's robots.txt.
• Frame, mirror, copy, or duplicate any portion of the Site without our prior written consent.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the Site.
• Use the Site or its content to train any machine-learning model, large language model, or generative artificial intelligence system without our prior written permission. Public search-engine crawling and indexing remain permitted.
• Use the Site to harass, threaten, defame, or harm any person, or to impersonate the firm or any other person.
• Submit false, misleading, or fraudulent information through any form on the Site.
• Solicit, recruit, or attempt to solicit the firm's clients or prospective clients through any form on the Site.

Intellectual Property

The Site and its entire contents, features, and functionality — including but not limited to all text, graphics, photographs, illustrations, videos, audio, design, source code, page layout, and the selection and arrangement of all content — are owned by Ron Simon & Associates, our licensors, or other providers, and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, trade dress, and other intellectual property laws.

"Ron Simon & Associates" and our logos are trademarks of Ron Simon & Associates. Other names, logos, product names, and service names appearing on the Site are the trademarks of their respective owners. Reference to any third-party trademark is for informational purposes only and does not imply any sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation.

Your Submissions

When you submit information to us through a form, email, or other communication, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use that information for the purposes described in our Privacy Policy, including to evaluate your potential matter, communicate with you, and (if you become a client) to provide legal services.

You represent and warrant that any information you submit is your own, is accurate to the best of your knowledge, and does not violate any third party's rights. You agree not to submit personal information about any other person unless you have the right to do so or you are submitting it on behalf of a minor child or other person for whom you are the legal guardian.

Please do not send us any documents or information you consider highly sensitive (for example, original medical records or originals of insurance documents) until we have confirmed in writing that we represent you.

Text Messages (SMS)

If you opt in to text messages from the firm, your participation is governed by the SMS terms in our Privacy Policy. In brief: you may opt out at any time by replying STOP, you may request help by replying HELP, message and data rates may apply, message frequency varies, and your mobile number and consent are never shared with third parties or affiliates for their marketing purposes and are not sold.

Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to websites operated by third parties, including news outlets, government agencies, and professional organizations. We provide these links for convenience only. We do not control the content of those websites, do not endorse their content, and are not responsible for them. Your use of any third-party website is governed by that website's own terms and privacy policy.

Disclaimers

THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AND UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION.

We do not warrant that the Site will be free from errors, viruses, or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected. We do not warrant that any information or content on the Site is accurate, reliable, current, or complete.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL RON SIMON & ASSOCIATES, ITS PARTNERS, ATTORNEYS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT ON IT, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100). NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES OR LIMITS ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY ARISING FROM OUR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, FRAUD, OR PROFESSIONAL DUTIES AS LAWYERS.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Ron Simon & Associates and its partners, attorneys, employees, and agents from and against any claim, liability, damage, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your violation of these Terms; (b) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property or privacy right; or (c) any information you submit to the firm that is false, misleading, or violates the rights of another person.

Governing Law and Venue

These Terms and any dispute relating to your use of the Site are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You agree that any action arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Harris County, Texas, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. Nothing in this section limits your right to bring an action in small-claims court or otherwise exercise any non-waivable right under applicable law.

Informal Dispute Resolution

Before filing any action arising out of these Terms or the Site, you agree to first contact us in writing at ron@rsaalaw.com with a description of your concern, and to give us a reasonable opportunity (at least thirty days) to address the issue informally. Many disputes can be resolved this way.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after the changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree with the updated Terms, please stop using the Site.

Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, with or without notice, for any reason or no reason, including if we believe you have violated these Terms. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination — including the sections on intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, governing law, and dispute resolution — will survive.

Miscellaneous

• Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and Ron Simon & Associates regarding the Site, and supersede any prior agreements between you and us regarding the Site.
• Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that right or provision.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms or any of your rights or obligations under them. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, sale of practice assets, or similar transaction.
• Headings. Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Terms.
• Notices to us should be sent to the address below. Notices to you may be sent to the email or postal address you provided.

Contact

Questions about these Terms should be directed to:

Ron Simon & Associates
Attn: Ron Simon, Responsible Attorney
820 Gessner Rd, Suite 1455
Houston, TX 77024
Telephone: 1-888-335-4901
Email: ron@rsaalaw.com