Seattle attorney Christopher Davis has recently decided to make absolutely certain that his clients understand a seemingly obvious fact about popular social networking sites like Myspace and Facebook: if you post it, anyone can see it.

 

This is a lesson one of Mr. Davis’ clients learn the hard way. As a result of the client posting a video of himself snowboarding on the Internet, the insurance adjuster involved in the client’s personal injury case–brought as the result of a car accident in which a client sustained injuries–decided reduce the offer of compensation by $20,000. The justification, of course, is that the snowboarding video suggested that the client’s injuries were not as debilitating as they were initially represented.

 

For more information on this cautionary tale, including a video of Mr. Davis explaining the facts of the case to a TV host, click here:

 

http://thelegalbroadcastnetwork.squarespace.com/the-lbn-blog/2009/8/18/clients-facebook-page-costs-him-20000.html

 

For Mr. Davis’ article, click here:

 

http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Christopher-Davis-2363/settlement-devalued-64817.php

 

 

Tags: Chris Davis, personal injury, Seattle

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