“Loose Lips Sink Ships” or Do You Really Want to Lose Your Injury Case ?
Reston Herndon area personal injury lawyer Doug Landau notes that you do not have to be a genius to know that insurance lawyers are going look for every post an injured victim or disabled worker has ever made on the Internet in their (or their “friends”) Social Media sites – THINK before your post !
Insurance Defense Counsel will be looking at every social media site you use to come up with evidence to use against you in your injury case. “Be careful. What you put out on the Internet may come back to haunt you,” warns Herndon Virginia injury lawyer Doug Landau. This is the age of social media. Once reserved for teenagers or college students, social media outlets like Facebook, MySpace, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., are now commonplace, even among adults. Some studies show that as many as 62% of online adults use social media.
Reston Herndon area lawyer Doug Landau recommends that people be cautious when posting to social media sites. Reminding us that defense lawyers and adjusters are looking for adverse evidence anywhere they can find it, Landau says, “If you post it, they will find it. Before you post something, pretend that opposing counsel is looking at your profile and reading everything you post in order to use it against you at your workers comp hearing or personal injury trial. Now, are you sure you want to write that? ”
Landau speaks from having seen first hand what insurance company lawyers do with FaceBook photos and Twitter posts. He and his experienced Herndon personal injury team at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. have seen defense counsel requests, in litigation discovery, for all of his client’s internet account passwords! Be careful what you post and do not let “loose lips sink ships!” If you or someone you know have been involved in an accident that was not at all their fault or was injured at their workplace or disabled and there are questions as to what laws apply, call or email us at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. (703-796-9555).