I get this question quite a lot and I’m surprised. And the short answer is no, no, do not release that. I mean, we can rephrase that question and ask whether or not you should sign a hip a medical release for the other driver’s insurance company. And no, don’t do that. Consultant attorney y. Well, that release that you signed, if you don’t read it carefully, it’s going to say that they are entitled to get to the bottom of your medical records for the past ten years. So they’re going to start digging into your medical history. And guess what? They’re not digging into your medical history to help you out and say, hey, look, John is such a nice guy. I mean, you should really, really take care of him and compensate him. And, you know, probably even more than we should know, they are digging through your medical history so they can find something ten years ago and say, ah, look, there you go.
Ten years ago, John complained to his primary care physician about some neck pain. And they’re going to be like, well, look at you, John. You’ve had neck pain, you know, ten years ago. And therefore, the neck pain that you’re complaining about today is really not related to the accident, even though John never had any prior neck pain issues between those ten years ago that he complained to his primary care physician about and the date of the car accident. So short answer is no, do not release your medical records to your other to the other drivers insurance company. Do not sign their hip release until you have had a chance to consult with a with an attorney. I mean, once we get into litigation, the rules change a little bit. But, you know, in a claims process, do not jump the gun and release release it to them right away.
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