My husband rearended a lady going about 15 mph. We agreed to fix the ladies bumper and the body shop estimated $800. She has came up with 2 new problems that the body shop do not see as "our" problem it was just normal wear and tare on her vehicle seeing its a 95. So, she called me today saying something else was wrong and then she started yelling at me and i told her would could settle it with a lawyer since she would not let me speak. I was calm and rational with her. Then, i hung up not wanting things to get worse. She called my husbands work today and told them that it happened and he can possibly loose his job since they did not report it since it was a company truck. If he looses his job we make them pay for the repairs. Any one have any thing that may help save his job??
2007-09-13 10:10:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Of course it's not ethical. Swindlers seldom are--and it sounds like your husband rearended a swindler. You've probably figured out what you should have done to avoid the problem, so I won't go there. Your husband needs to talk to his boss, tell him he now realizes he made a mistake. The most he can do there is apologize and ask that he keep his job.
As to the woman, if she isn't satisfied, she can sue. Such relatively small matters are usually handled in small claims court, but who knows how much she may decide to escalate things. Some people are crazy if they get a chance to sue. They figure it's jackpot time! The good news is she'll have to prove her case, and from what you say, the body shop's findings favor you.
At this point, it sounds like all she's hoping for is to take advantage of you and get a car overhaul out of the deal.
Your husband's company's insurance company should be involved in dealing with this woman. They are expert negotiators (and pest swatters) and will deal effectively with this cow. They'd rather deal with a few dents that they aren't responsible for than to deal with a punitive damages attorney.
2007-09-13 10:34:46 · answer #1 · answered by lfh1213 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Whether it is legal or not I'm not sure but it is defnitely not ethical if she's just trying to get you to fix her car!
I would say get an estimate from someone on your own and fix it there instead of trusting her word. If 2 body shops estimated about the same price then that's what you should pay. What a slimy woman, trying to get you to fix her junk of a car!
As far as it being a company car, did your husband let the company know? I think your husband should tell his work what's going on, I'm sure their human resources could refer you to a good lawyer or help in some way or maybe even pay for the damage caused....
What an awful situation, I wish you the best!
2007-09-13 10:21:13 · answer #2 · answered by i!i!i!i!i! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, he did dig himself a little hole didn't he. The issue here is that he violated company policy by not reporting the accident She was well with in her rights to report the incident to his employer.
I am serious as to why he would do that instead of letting his employers insurance pay for the accident...
2007-09-13 10:20:52 · answer #3 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since the company is now involved,
1. with draw you offer to repair her auto
turn it over to the companies insured, let them handle it
2. this will have little or no bearing on the fact the accident was not properly reported nor will it have any bearing on whether the company decides to keep or terminate his employment
good luck.
2007-09-13 10:21:26 · answer #4 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋