Don't Let A Car Accident Impact You Without Compensation
When a car accident happens, it can be a challenge to deal with the many conflicting and complicating factors. As soon as you can, you should turn to seeking compensation with the help of a personal injury attorney. However, it's so easy to get stressed out and make errors in judgment during the time period after an accident. Read on to find out how two issues, in particular, could affect your ability to be paid a good settlement.
You Seek Support From the Wrong Places
Dealing with the aftereffects of an accident can mean calling on many forms of support. You will need your friends and family to be there for you and to help you get through the healing and recovery process. When doing so, just make sure that your conversations with loved ones are face-to-face and not online. Facebook and other social media sites make it tempting to spill your thoughts about the accident and seek the affirmation and attention that doing so will probably bring. That is a big mistake, however.
You might be dealing with an insurance investigation in connection with the accident. Additionally, you might need to take legal action against the other side in order to be paid your money damages. Anything you say using social media is far from private, regardless of your settings. The other side has the power to ask the court to release your posts, photographs, and more to use against you. For example, you might post the following and have it grossly misinterpreted:
1. You report that you are "fine" and unhurt just to spare your loved one's feelings.
2. You state that you may have been driving too fast, upset about something at the time of the wreck, etc.
3. You speak about an upcoming sporting event that you plan to participate in even though you are still recovering from the wreck.
Don't harm your chances for compensation. Keep your social media posts to little or none for the time being.
You Fall Victim to a Temping Offer
Car accidents do more than leave behind a damaged car and physical injuries. If you are out of work, you may be feeling a budgetary pinch. You can count on the insurance adjuster for the other side to contact you shortly after the wreck and ask you to give a recorded statement. You might be told that the call is for insurance purposes and that a check is on its way to you once you give the interview. There are many issues with this scenario, however.
Firstly, you must never speak to the insurance adjuster for the other side. Their job is to reduce the amount they must pay out for claims and they might twist your words or manipulate you for that purpose. Secondly, the offer may fall short of what you need and deserve. You must speak with a personal injury attorney and have your case evaluated before you will know the extent of what you deserve. Additionally, your attorney can be the one to negotiate a proper settlement that takes into consideration the full extent of your injuries and losses.
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