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??Southern California personal injury law firm?Freeman & Freeman today issued a warning to social media users: ?Don?t be your own ?star witness? for the defense when posting information on your Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or other social media site.? Stan Freeman, a partner at the firm, states, ?Now more than ever, plaintiffs have to beware of what they say and do when using social media sites. An innocent plaintiff can be his own worst enemy when it involves sharing information that does not need to be shared.?

As co-cofounder of the?Martindale-Hubbell?top rated personal injury law firm of?Freeman & Freeman, Attorney Stan Freeman points out that it is now standard procedure for insurance companies to use information obtained on?social?media?sites?like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in their investigations. By doing so, he says certain information that is shared can then be used to discredit and reject claims filed by?injured and disabled accident victims.

?Insurance companies are armed with sophisticated?technology?that can access information even when you believe it is secure,? states Attorney Freeman. ?In fact, whatever you write or post can be obtained by the defense attorney or insurance company ? with or without your knowledge or permission.?

To gain access to this information, Freeman says investigators will go undercover to ?friend? or ?follow? you, then read your blogs. If they can?t gain access by themselves, they will try to use your existing connections as a ?Trojan Horse? to access your social media sites. They will then use any activities you post at?trial?to discredit and defeat your legitimate injury claims.?

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