How Social Media Can Harm Your Georgia Injury Claim

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2/6/2012
Gretchen Upright
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How Social Media Can Harm Your Georgia Injury Claim

A car accident in Georgia can do more than ruin your morning commute and back up your day - it can seriously impact your entire life. Even if the other driver was completely in the wrong.

However, there are still things that could damage your ability to recover damages for your injuries through a Georgia injury claim and one of those things – believe it or not – is your Facebook account.

Actually, any social media profile can cause you problems when it comes to personal injury claims. Say, for instance, you’ve just been in a car accident, and a friend of yours posts a photo of you out dancing from the night before the accident, or you update your Twitter with something positive and optimistic, like, “Today’s a fantastic day and I feel great.”

Innocuous as these things may seem, remember, the insurance providers want reasons to not fulfill your claim, and they will cling to these small details and anything else they can in an attempt to prove you’re not actually injured.

In order to avoid these messy situations, it’s best if you deactivate your social media profiles. Privacy settings won’t help you – courts have issued subpoenas allowing insurance companies to access social media information that’s hidden behind privacy walls in personal injury cases before, so even if you think something is for your friends’ eyes only, it may not be.

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At Murphy & Associates our Atlanta, Georgia injury claim attorney team is ready to answer your questions about Georgia personal injury law. We make it a point to provide useful, free information, so you can make an educated decision before you choose to hire us.

If you have been injured and have questions about your accident or your potential personal injury case, start by visiting our article library for relevant and helpful information regarding injuries and cases. You can watch our videos for information from and about James Murphy, or request our FREE books on what to do after an accident or when buying insurance in Georgia. Contact us today – 770-577-3020.

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