After a truck accident, you are likely in shock, in pain, and overwhelmed. The decisions you make in this state — including what you say and who you speak to — can have consequences that follow you for years. In this video, a board-certified truck accident attorney from Munley Law identifies the most costly mistake injury victims make and explains how to avoid it.
What You’ll Learn
- Why the trucking company’s insurer contacts victims so quickly after a crash
- What a recorded statement is and why you are not required to give one
- How a casual comment can be used to reduce or eliminate your claim
- What to do instead of speaking with the insurance company directly
The mistake is giving a recorded statement to the insurance company before speaking with a lawyer. Within hours — sometimes minutes — of a serious truck accident, the trucking company’s insurer will attempt to contact you. They will be professional. They will express concern for your well-being. They will tell you the statement is routine. What they will not tell you is that everything you say is being recorded and used by claims professionals to minimize what they owe you.
Insurance adjusters are trained to ask questions that lead you toward statements that reduce the company’s liability. A comment like, “I’m doing OK,” can suggest that your injuries are not serious. Saying, “I didn’t see the truck coming” can be used to argue you were inattentive. These statements can undermine your claim before it ever reaches a lawyer.
Your legal right is clear: you are not required to give a recorded statement to the other party’s insurance company. You are required to report the accident to your own insurer, but even in that conversation, keep the details minimal until you have spoken with an attorney.
A truck accident lawyer can handle all communication with the insurance company on your behalf, protect your rights from the first conversation, and begin building the evidentiary record your case needs. Munley Law’s team includes the only three board-certified truck accident lawyers in Pennsylvania and has recovered over $1 billion in compensation for injury victims.
Speak With a Truck Accident Lawyer Today
Munley Law is the only firm in Pennsylvania with three board-certified truck accident lawyers. We have recovered over $1 billion for injury victims, including a $26 million verdict for a client who suffered a brain injury in a tractor-trailer crash and $19.8 million for the family of three killed by a distracted truck driver.
Contact Munley Law for a free consultation. There is no fee unless we win.
