If you suffered a personal injury that another party was responsible for and intend to seek damages, your lawyer will likely advise you to be cautious with your use of social media or avoid it altogether. If your case is still pending, maintaining an online presence could jeopardize your chances of recovering a fair payout. Below are three reasons to curb your social media use during this process. 

Why Your Social Media Use Could Harm Your Personal Injury Case

1. Your Posts Could Be Misinterpreted 

A picture only captures an instant in time, but it might not seem that way to others. If you happen to post an image of you enjoying yourself while working on a personal injury claim, the opposing party might use the picture to challenge the severity of your injuries, even if you were in significant pain before and after the photo was taken. To protect your claim, update your privacy settings and ask friends to avoid posting images of you, too. 

2. Your Damages Could Be Challenged

Insurance adjusters are constantly looking for reasons to deny or at least undervalue the cases they review. Monitoring a claimant’s social media presence is one of the most effective ways to compile evidence that he or she is exaggerating the damages. Even a seemingly innocuous post about going out to eat with friends could lead the opposing party to challenge the extent of your losses. 

3. You Could Reveal Your Legal Strategies 

Discussing the accident, your injuries, or the case in general could inform the claims adjuster of the direction in which you intend to take the case. Friends and loved ones will inevitably check up on you online, but when they do, make sure not to respond in a public forum. Instead, meet in person or give them a call to catch up. 

If you want to bring a claim against a reckless, negligent, or malicious party, turn to Randall A. Ortega Attorney at Law. Practicing out of Norwich, CT, this compassionate personal injury lawyer has been in the field since 1995. With a commitment to providing unparalleled customer service. Attorney Ortega makes himself available to his clients on evenings and weekends. To learn more about his areas of practice, visit his website. To schedule a consultation and start building your claim, call (860) 889-6333.