- March 28 2017
- | Car Accidents
If I’ve been in a car accident and the other insurance company wants information from me including a statement, medical records, or other documents, what should I do?
I’m always leery of signing a blanket medical release when the other side requests medical information that is broadly described. If we, as your lawyers, let them go back 10 or 20 years, or let them investigate some medical condition that has no relationship to the accident, and then they’re going to use that and try to request all the documents and medical history they can find and try to claim that all your injuries were preexisting or something of that nature.
Consulting with an experienced car accident attorney is extremely important to mitigate risks you may incur by sharing that information – you can either go out and request all of the medical documents on your own, or if you sign a release you make sure it’s limited in scope and only related to the accident so that you don’t give them carte blanche to go out and obtain all of your medical history.
But for peace of mind, before producing anything to the insurance company, it is safer to call an attorney first.
With his master’s in insurance law, Patrick routinely helps individuals and businesses who are having issues with their insurance company. He also has extensive experience with personal injury actions, complex tort actions, product liability matters, and class actions. Patrick Leverty is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell (the highest rating) and has been granted membership in the Million Dollar Advocate Forum, and Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum. Patrick Leverty has been certified as a Personal Injury Specialist by the State Bar of Nevada. [ 
