QUESTION
Do we have to give our financial information to a personal injury attorney?
Asked on Dec 10th, 2015 on Automobile Accidents - Florida
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Our insurance adjuster left us a voice mail and sent us an e-mail three days ago. He said that the attorney for the person claiming bodily injury is saying that we have to fill out some forms about our finances within five days. We have not been able to get a hold of our adjuster for the last two days. We do not feel comfortable filling out those forms. Are we obligated to respond to his request?
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Consumer Debt Collector Harassment & Abuse Attorney serving Tampa, FL
Partner at
Tischhauser Law Group
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Possibly. You are required to reasonably cooperate with the insurance carrier in handling the claim. If you DON'T provide the information, you may find yourself stuck with an excess judgment and the insurer gets a pass on "bad faith" claims handling if you are the one that refused the information.
Answered on Dec 14th, 2015 at 12:02 PM
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