After decades of dealing with insurance adjusters in personal injury cases, this Syracuse personal injury attorney has come up with his personal list of do’s and don’ts in his dealings with them. Check my five hard-and-fast rules here:
Rule #1: Do Not Allow Your Client to Give a Recorded Statement
This is rule number 1. It’s hard for me to figure out why insurance adjusters keep asking for this. I can only assume it’s because some personal injury lawyers are dumb naïve enough to allow them. The adjusters try to sell the recorded interview by telling you that, once they have it, the case is more likely to settle. They will say it will help them assess liability and your client’s credibility. As long as your client is truthful, what have you got to lose?
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