Should I give a recorded statement about my personal injury?

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Q: Should I give a recorded statement about my personal injury?

A: Never give a recorded statement to the other person's insurance company. Usually one of the first things the adjuster will do in a personal injury case is to ask you to give them a recorded statement about what happened. They are trained to seem nice and pleasant but remember that their goal is to pay you as little as possible for your case.

The only reason the adjuster asks you to give them a recorded statement is so they can use your own words against you. They are hoping that you will slip up and say something that the insurance company can use to deny your claim or give you less money.

The insurance company won’t care if you tell them that your medication made you woozy and you didn’t know what you were saying or said the wrong thing. Once it is on tape it is on the record. They will try and pick apart and twist your words to try and use them against you.

Remember, there is no legal requirement for you to make a recorded statement to the insurance company.

You can give a statement to your own company, and you may be required by your policy to do so.

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