By : Ryan Rattray

The Law Firm of Bader, Stillman, & Adler would like to make you are of how social medical can be detrimental to your case. Facebook, twitter, MySpace, YouTube, are just a few social media sites that people love to update the world about their day, vacations, events, etc. 

No one ever thinks what the post could come back and harm them in the future.  Whether it is pictures, videos, comments, you need to be very leery and cautious about what goes on the internet as it is all public information.  What you do on these sites could harm your personal injury or medical malpractice case. 

Insurance companies, adjusters, investigators, and defense attorneys will want to uncover as much information as they can in an effort to pay you the least amount of money possible.

If you are posting pictures or videos of events, the insurance can and will use that against you.  For example, if you have an ongoing case and are always complaining of back pain, yet you post a video on Facebook how you won the limbo contest, which could be very detrimental to your case.  Or a picture of you is posted on Facebook, and you are supposed to be in “great pain” but are on the dance floor with the wedding party.  I know you are thinking what is wrong with that.  Well, the defense attorney finds this photo of you, blows this picture up, and shows it the jury arguing that you have exaggerated your injuries, and are dancing the night away.

What should you do?  Shut off all your media accounts, or change it to private so that you and your friends are the only ones that can see it.  Remember assume everything that you post or is posted about you can be read by the insurance company or the defense attorney and will be used against you. You are not trying to distort or hide anything from the insurance company, but you are avoiding giving them any chance to use any material against you and your character. So remember that the insurance company may be watching you, and anything you post can be used against you in a court of law.

Our attorneys, Eliot Bader, Philip Stillman, & Brian Adler are here to service your needs.  Remember consultation is free, and there is no fee unless there is a recovery. 

Please remember if you are every in an accident we have many convenient locations in Margate, Palm Beach County, Jupiter, Fort Pierce, Port Saint Lucie, Tampa, and Orlando just to name a few.  There is no charge for seeking consultation from one our attorneys.  Feel free to contact our office at 1-800-854-9311.

Don’t Text & Drive

by: Ryan Rattray

The firm of Bader, Stillman, & Adler, would like you to be aware of the seriousness of texting while driving.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office and the head of AutoNation are joining forces to put the brakes on driving while texting.

BSO teamed up with the CEO of AutoNation, Michael Jackson, along with race car driver Andy Pilgrim in an effort to persuade the Florida legislature to follow 36 other states in banning drivers from texting while at the wheel.

Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti announced a series of steps they will take in order to put an end to texting and driving during a press conference Wednesday. He also explained his concern. “Texting while driving, it’s like the weather, everybody talks about it, but they figure, ‘there’s nothing I can do about it,’ so it’s become accepted.”

According to reports, 6,000 Americans died last year and about 400,000 were injured during crashes caused by distractions using cell phones and texting.

The majority of the people that we interact with on a day to day basis, have and live by their cell phones. Gone are the days when we would use beepers and pay phones to communicate. Now we have our phones to do that and our phones are linked to all our social integrated websites; facebook, twitter, myspace to name a few. Unfortunately, since we are so attached to our phone and are always texting, updating statuses, it will also cause us to lose our attention on the road, and cause a potential accident.

As, I am writing this, I would like to say, even I have been guilty of it, holding the phone in my hand while I am driving waiting for the next phone call, text or email. I too have almost caused an accident in Margate, just a few minutes from our office because of my carelessness. No one is exempt, so our attorneys, Eliot Bader, Philip Stillman, & Brian Adler would like to say, be careful out there and don’t text and drive.

Please remember if you are every in an accident we have many convenient locations in Margate, Palm Beach County, Jupiter, Fort Pierce, Port Saint Lucie, Tampa, and Orlando just to name a few. There is no charge for seeking consultation from one our attorneys. Feel free to contact our office at 1-800-854-9311.