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SURVEILLANCE VIDEO WARNING: Failure To Follow Medical Restrictions Can Destroy Your Serious Injury Claim

"Fall is in the air and as the temperature continues to drop, now is the time to schedule surveillance. Don't miss the opportunity to catch your subjects outside and active before it's too late."

Surveillance video is commonplace. People who commit fraud should be caught. Nevertheless, if you ever find yourself with serious injuries and disabilities or physical limitations, this article is important. Surveillance video is devastating, and the situation often is not as black and white as it appears. When life has been turned upside down due to a severe injury, the last thing one expects is to become to a stalking victim, but consider the following before you even think about trying to mow the lawn or pick up that heavy looking box:

A serious injury victim's income often ceases but family obligations continue. Ask anyone who has ever been seriously injured and disabled and encountered this terribly difficult situation. The problems confronting the serious injury victim go well beyond pain and suffering.

Sometimes doctor's physical restrictions conflict with family obligations. There may be times when one is tempted to try to fulfill such obligations, rationalizing "This must get done for my family" and "I'm unable to work and can't pay someone else" and "I'm the only one who can do it" and "I'm having a good day today with my injuries." It sounds innocent and sympathetic, but ...

DON'T DO IT!!!

The marketing piece reminds us that surveillance videographers abound and their video footage does NOT suggest innocence and brings anything BUT sympathy.

Surveillance videos are often taken over a period of days and then pieced together into a devastating 5 minutes that appear to show the injury victim performing tasks contrary to medical restrictions.

Whether you are having a good day with your injury pain, felt it was an emergency or a necessity, felt you needed to get something done for your family, or can't work and can't afford to pay to have services performed by another ... you suddenly looks like the bad guy, an insurance fraud, like a kid caught red-handed with hand in the cookie jar! These videos can even result in criminal charges against a serious injury victim!!

Don't be victimized twice!! If you've been seriously injured, NEVER attempt to perform work arguably outside your medical restrictions! Ask your doctor whether you can attempt such activities and get clearance before you even consider trying it without medical permission.

As experienced injury attorneys who have handled hundreds of serious injury claims, we know that serious injury situations often present multiple difficulties in your life, from disability to lack of income to inability to interact with your children. We're on YOUR side and understand that serious injuries impossible choices in addition to the pain and suffering from the injury itself. However ...

Fail to take this advice and don't be surprised when surveillance video surfaces, making you look like a villain instead of the victim, demolishing your claim, leaving you with permanently injured, disabled, AND uncompensated!

If you've been seriously injured, protect your well being first and then your rights. The experienced attorneys at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys bring decades of experience successfully fighting for clients against major corporations and insurance companies in numerous cases resulting in significant settlements and verdicts. Let us handle all of the details while you concentrate on what is most important - your recovery.

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