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When you have been injured due to someone else’s negligence in Florida, you may have the right to compensation for your injuries, lost income, and other losses. This includes injuries sustained in any type of vehicle accident (on land, sea, or air), from unsafe premises, including hotels and public places, and from animal attacks and product malfunctions. It also includes recreational accidents (such as extreme sports, amusement parks, and other recreational activities widely available in Florida) and medical malpractice.

Whatever the source of your injury, it is critically important that you and your friends and family avoid sharing any information on social media that may jeopardize your case.

Proving negligence

If you have been in an accident or have been injured by someone else’s negligence, it is imperative that you not share anything about the incident or your case on social media. Ask friends and family to also refrain from commenting on your case, or anything about you, because it could be used against you in court or during negotiations.

If you are the plaintiff in a personal injury case (that is, the one who has been injured) the defendant will do whatever he can to prove he is not guilty or to shed doubt on the truthfulness of your claims or the degree of your injuries. On social media, we usually post the best pictures of ourselves – smiling, having fun, and doing interesting things. If you post anything like this, the defendant will argue that you are not as injured as you claim.

For instance, say you post a picture of yourself out to dinner with friends, smiling. You may, in fact, be in terrible pain and are getting out of the house for the first time in a month. However, the defendant could argue that this is evidence that you are not being truthful about the degree of your injuries.