What is cyber sleuthing? What does it have to do with a Kentucky accident victim?  Everybody has heard of Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.  You are living under a rock if you haven’t.  What’s does social media have to do with your Kentucky car, motorcycle, bicycle or truck accident case?  If you have been injured in a Kentucky car wreck you need to be very careful with what you post on your Facebook or Twitter account, or any social media for that matter.

            Why? We have all heard the stories of professional athletes getting in hot water for their twitter posts.  We know employers check out your social media profiles before they hire you for a job.  Insurance adjusters do the same thing. If information is available on the internet that will help the insurance company defeat your Kentucky accident claim the insurance company will try to find it.  A cyber sleuth will look every where.  An insurance adjuster will search social media sites to see what information they can find to see pictures of you having a good time. Doing things you said you were unable to do because of your injuries in the auto accident. They will look for videos of you bowling, golfing or mowing the grass. They are looking at the dates of those pictures and videos. They are finding out who your friends are so they can interview them. Why are they taking the time to look at all of this?  To see if there’s something the insurance company can use to decrease the value of what they’re going to have to pay you for your accident claim.

            I have a friend, Chris Davis, who is a personal injury attorney in Seattle, Washington.  He had a client post a video of himself snowboarding.  That video on Facebook was seen by the insurance adjuster, down loaded and .  The insurance adjuster  lowered the offer $20,000.00 because he saw him making a jump on a snowboard. The post cost him thousands of dollars. Maybe it was harmless, but the perception was that he had fully recovered.

             Be smart. Use your common sense. If you’re going to post on Facebook, MySpace or Twitter, make sure your privacy settings are not public, that your private information is protected and access to your profile is limited. Don’t let anybody view your profile and your personal information unless they are your friend. 

              Make sure you know who ALL your friends are. If you don’t your friend could be the kid of the insurance adjuster on your case.  If you’re going to post Facebook be careful. Be smart about what you’re posting.  Don’t post anything that you would not like to see read in the paper the next day. By using common sense and remembering this you will help your personal injury attorney get you the best settlement value in your Kentucky accident case.

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