Have you ever felt like someone was watching you? Maybe you’ve noticed a car parked down the street that never seems to move or a stranger following you in a store. It’s a creepy feeling that can leave you wondering, can they really put a private investigator on me?
They can and they will. It makes no sense to us, but it is legal for private investigators to follow you and film you. Why this isn’t stalking is beyond our understanding. Some insurance companies such as Stonewood use private investigators in a very large percentage of their cases. We should note that Stonewood has repeatedly complained that we say this and have, through their attorneys, suggested that they would file ethics charges against us if we didn’t stop. Yet even some of those attorneys admit that what we are saying is true.
The law is that a private investigator is not supposed to trespass, nor are they supposed to be peering into your windows after dark, tapping into your phone lines, or placing a tracking device on your vehicles. We’ve heard numerous stories of investigators violating all of those rules.
Oxner + Permar Law suggests that the best way to protect yourself is to be aware that private investigators exist and could be spying on you. If you believe you are being watched, you can contact a lawyer and ask for advice.
