If my car was stolen, is it reasonable for the insurance company to ask me to take a lie detector test??
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If my car was stolen, is it reasonable for the insurance company to ask me to take a lie detector test??
My husband left our car in a parking lot while he was out drinkingand it was stolen. We have done interviews, given bank records, phone records, and it has been two months. Should my husband do the lie detector test? Is this a normal procedure? feel like we are being manipulated. What should we do? Should we hire a criminal law attorney? In Campbell County, VA.
Asked on July 7, 2011 under Criminal Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If an insurer thinks that someone violated their obligations under the policy, or even committed fraud, they may investigate and/or refuse to pay. If you don't comply with their investigation or satisfy their concerns, they won't pay. But they can't do this arbitrarily; they have their own obligations under the policy and if they don't honor them--e.g. don't pay when they should have paid--you can take legal action; that is, you can sue them, to force them to honor the policy and pay, if you think that they should. You should consult with an attorney with experience in forcing insurers to honor their obligations--there are attorneys who specialize in this--to evaluate your situation. Do that before doing anything about the lie detector test--either taking it or refusing it. Odds are the attorney will tell you to *not* take it, but get his/her advice first.
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