Resist The Urge To Share Your Case Information On The Internet/Social Media

One of the first things we are tempted to do is share horrible events of things that have happened to us with our family and friends after we have been involved in a catastrophic vehicle collision, a bad slip and fall at the grocery store, or what we feel is an unfair firing by our employer. 

When we get home we are either in a great deal of pain because somebody slammed into the back of our vehicle, or angry because we have been treated unfairly.  We come into our homes, and before we even sit down we start talking about how the incident happened, and before we know it, we are sitting in front of our computer sharing our experience with our family, friends, and colleagues on Facebook, right?  DON’T DO IT!!

Sharing that information verbally with a spouse, or on the telephone in the confines of our home is one thing, but what happens when we take that information to social media?  Information that, once posted, cannot be erased!! 

NOTE: Social media information is discoverable, and will be requested during the discovery process of your case, which means the opposing side now has access to your social media information.  There is no question that the attorney and the insurance company opposing your case will assign somebody to search your social media page to find as much information as they can, and then use that information against you, if possible.

Smarter heads prevail.  Hold the fact that you were involved in a life changing event like a bad vehicle collision or the heated conversation you had with your employer, close to you.  The more you keep to yourself, the better.  We all feel the need to share this type of information, but you must resist the temptation of sharing it on the internet and your social media page.  Pick up the phone or have a face to face verbal conversation in a safe place. 

Discussing what you recall to be the facts of your incident, or the anger you are experiencing on the internet could not only hurt your case, it could cause you to lose it!  You just never know who may be looking at your social media page.  The last thing you want is for your attorney to be blindsided by information that defense counsel found on the internet/your social media page, and then hit you with it during your deposition, an important hearing or at trial.