Over the years I have written articles and recorded videos about insurance company surveillance. As I explain to all of my work injury clients, the minute you give notice of your on-the-job injury to your employer, there is a good chance that your employer’s insurance company will hire a private investigator to follow you, take photos and videos, or even engage you in conversation at a store or doctor’s office in an effort to undermine your claim.
I tell you this not to make you paranoid but to reveal to you the reality of workers’ compensation practice in Georgia.
As you may know if you have read my biography, back in the 1990’s I worked for a large insurance defense law firm located in midtown Atlanta. The lawyers at this firm were and are zealous advocates for their clients and they are very skilled attorneys. I know from firsthand experience how employers and their insurance companies fight claims.
Your Employer Does Not Believe Your Work Injury Claim is Legitimate
I can also tell you that most of the employer clients and insurance adjusters I spoke to believed sincerely that just about all workers’ compensation claimants exaggerate or completely faked their injuries. Never forget that employers and insurance companies view your on-the-job injury as an expense to be managed and controlled. I believe that this attitude remains the prevailing thought process today. Even if a particular insurance defense attorney personally feels that your injury is legitimate, that attorney is paid to contest your claim, not to debate the merits of your case with an insurance adjuster or company owner. [Read more…] about Is a Private Investigator Following You?