These days, social media dominates our lives. It has evolved into a means of maintaining relationships with loved ones even when they live far away. However, social media and personal injury claims do not mix well if one is involved in a personal injury claim. Social media posts have the potential to exacerbate an ongoing case. Insurance firms monitor claimants’ social media accounts, and one innocuous message could backfire. In your personal injury case, innocuous posts could be a mistake, but don’t worry, LA Law Group is here.
How Insurance Companies Use Social Media Posts Against You?
Think of yourself as a kind of artist; if you’re irresponsible, a social media post might provide proof to an insurance company. They search for anything that could refute your proof or weaken your argument in any other way. It is possible to misinterpret even seemingly innocuous posts. For example, even though your overall injury status stays the same, it could be used against you if you make a humorous remark about feeling “better” on a difficult day.
Assaulting Your Evidence
The insurance company may utilize your social media posts to refute the proof you have for your injury claims, which is one of the significant hazards of doing so. Insurance companies or opposing attorneys may contend that your injuries are not as bad as you claim, for instance, if you publish pictures or videos of yourself exercising, traveling, or attending events while claiming to have limited mobility or severe pain.
They may even imply that you are fabricating or exaggerating your ailments to get paid. One could argue that you’re not going through the emotional suffering you’ve mentioned in your claim with just a picture of you grinning at a social event. Posting anything that implies that you are less hurt than your claim indicates, whether by accident or because you just happened to do it, should be avoided.
Diminishing Your Credibility
Credibility is crucial in any personal injury case because you must ensure that the court and/or the insurance company believe you are credible. Regretfully, social media posts can occasionally be utilized to damage your reputation, even if they have nothing to do with your injury. For instance, it may cast suspicion on your honesty if you are visible in pictures where you are active or tagged at a place that deviates from your testimony. Your case may suffer if opposing lawyers try to suggest that you aren’t telling the whole truth. Avoid posting anything that could be interpreted incorrectly or that contradicts your claims on your feelings or disabilities.
