Know Your Rights
Don’t Give a Recorded Statement
Before Calling an Attorney.
After a work injury in Idaho, an insurance adjuster will call. They’ll sound friendly and professional. They’ll say they just need a quick statement to “process your claim.”
Before you say a word to the insurance company, there is something you need to know.
You are not necessarily required to give a recorded statement — and doing so without legal advice can seriously damage your claim.
What a Recorded Statement Can Do to Your Claim
- ✕ Your words can be taken out of context to minimize the severity of your injury.
- ✕ Adjusters are trained to ask questions that produce answers favorable to the insurer — not to you.
- ✕ Inconsistencies between your statement and your medical records can be used to deny your benefits.
- ✕ You may not yet fully understand the extent of your injuries. The insurer will hold you to whatever you said on day one.
What You Should Do Instead
- ✓ Politely tell the adjuster you will follow up — then call an attorney before you say anything further.
- ✓ Let an experienced Idaho workers’ compensation lawyer guide what you say and when you say it.
- ✓ Remember: you have rights. Protecting them from the start protects your entire claim.
Insurance adjusters handle hundreds of claims. They know exactly what they are doing. You deserve someone in your corner who does too.
Injured in Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Lewiston, Moscow, or anywhere in Idaho?
Contact Goicoechea Law, LLC for a Free Case Review Before You Say Another Word.
This page is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Reading this page does not create an attorney-client relationship.