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It is very common that shortly after a car accident, slip/trip and fall or other injury case to receive a call from the insurance company seeking a “recorded statement.  One of the most common mistakes that the personal injury lawyer in Boca Raton sees is an injured person giving the insurance company, that is not otherwise entitled to it, a recorded statement pertaining to their accident without being prepared by a personal injury lawyer in Boca Raton or having their personal injury attorney in Boca Raton present on the phone.  In this newsletter, we hope to answer the following questions: Are you required to give a statement to the insurance company?  Can you request to have an attorney on the phone with your during  a statement?  Does the insurance company have to tell you that they are recording a conversation?   Is it a good idea to give a statement following an accident? 

The personal injury attorney in Boca Raton will advise you that as a general rule, under Florida law, you ONLY have to give a recorded statement to your own insurance company.  As people’s memories tend to change things with time, it is not generally advisable to give recorded statements, as these statements can be used against you in Court and generally nothing positive happens by giving a statement.  The statement only benefits the insurance company and gives them the upper hand in future negotiations and litigation.  Further, it is possible that by not having a lawyer advising you about the statement, possible questions and potential pitfalls, the end result can often be damaging to the case or may lead to a case not being actionable.

In a car accident case, the personal injury lawyer in Boca Raton will advise that that you are required to give your own insurance company a recorded statement.  Your own policy of insurance states that you are required to “cooperate with the insurance company and this has been defined to include giving recorded statements.  You are however entitled to have an  personal injury attorney in Boca Raton on the phone with you and you are entitled to be prepared for the statement by your personal injury in Boca Raton in advance.  As to the insurance company for the other vehicle (or vehicles) involved in the accident, they are generally NOT entitled a recorded statement or any statement at all from you. 

The personal injury lawyer in Boca Raton advises that in a slip and fall or other injury case, you are NOT required to give a statement to the insurance company for the place that you were injured or insurance for the person or place that you are making a claim against.  You are entitled to have your personal injury lawyer in Boca Raton on the phone with you during any contact with them and certainly to be prepared by a lawyer prior to any conversations with the insurance company.

Personal Injury Lawyer West Palm Beach : Drucker Law Offices you do have to give a recorded statement to your own car insurance following an accident but are entitled to speak with your lawyer beforehand and have him or her on the phone with you during the statement.  The personal injury attorney in Boca Raton advises that you generally do not have to give a recorded statement to the insurance for the other vehicle or if you are injured from a fall or otherwise, you generally do not have to give a statement to the insurance company insuring the place where you fell or person or place that you are making a claim against.  You are ALWAYS entitled to be prepared by your lawyer prior to any statement and ALWAYS entitled to having your lawyer with you or on the phone during the statement.

If you have been in an accident in Boca Raton or live in or near Boca Raton, please feel free to call the personal injury lawyer in Boca Raton at Drucker Law Offices for a free consultation.  We offer a free consultation to our clients and only charge a fee and recoup our costs if we recover money for you.  Please feel free to call us at 561-483-9199.

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