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What you should NOT do after an accident

Insurance companies are gigantic businesses that want and need to make a profit. When you are involved in an accident, many insurance companies will go to surprising lengths to try to limit the damages it pays you. The less they pay you, the more money they make,…and at your expense. Learn what not to do after an accident. Here are some actions you should not take that will limit the effectiveness of the insurance companies’ tactics:

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Don’t talk to the other driver’s insurance adjuster or provide a recorded statement without having an attorney present.

They may want you to give a recorded statement or just “talk with you” to get your version of the facts. They do not really care what your version of the facts are, they are trying to get you to say something they can use to limit the amount of money they will have to pay you later. Do not give them that opportunity. You have no legal or ethical obligation to talk with the other driver’s insurance company. Contact the attorneys at Wells Law Group to learn your rights and better protect yourself, and your potential recovery.

Don’t give a written statement.

For the same reasons that you should not talk to the insurance adjuster, or give a recorded statement, you should not provide the other driver’s insurer with this information without an attorney reviewing it first. No matter how friendly the insurance adjuster may seem, believe us,…he is not your friend. Contact the attorneys at Wells Law Group to learn your rights and better protect yourself, and your potential recovery.

Don’t release your medical records to the other person’s insurer.

Insurers try to find evidence of any potential malady you might have had, even in your childhood, and not related to the injuries you suffered in this accident, in an effort to find a pre-existing condition or in some other way try to reduce your potential recovery. Contact the attorneys at Wells Law Group to learn your rights and better protect yourself, and your potential recovery.

Don’t accept an injury settlement without consulting an attorney.

You do not know how the injuries you suffered are going to effect you years from now, and insurers know this. They will often try to get you to settle your case for a small amount knowing you are not represented by an attorney. If the insurer wants you to sign a release, the payment you get from the company at that time will likely be the last compensation you ever receive for your injuries. Do you know if your injuries will cause you to lose time from work in the future? How long you may need physical therapy? The cost of future medical care and prescription costs? Your ability to enjoy the same hobbies and activities as you could before the accident? Will the injuries someday potentially keep you from earning a living? Contact the attorneys at Wells Law Group to learn your rights and better protect yourself, and your potential recovery.

Don’t just agree to let the other side buy your car as a property settlement.

Your car is evidence of the damages it and you experienced and the trauma you went through. If the insurer buys it, it will likely be destroyed, especially if it was totaled, and you may not have had it examined by the experts who would need to look at it, or had proper photos taken of it to use as evidence in court later. Contact the attorneys at Wells Law Group to learn your rights and better protect yourself, and your potential recovery.

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