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Have you met an accident while driving a car, who’s liable ?

If you have been injured while driving your company’s vehicle, you have a right to pursue workers’ compensation benefits because the accident occurred in the course of employment.<br>San Diego auto accident attorney at the Law Office of Edward J. Babbitt, APC., often receives questions from prospective clients asking about liability in motor vehicle collisions.<br><br>

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Have you met an accident while driving a car, who’s liable ?

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  1. Have you met an accident while driving a car, who’s liable? EDWARD J. BABBITT APC

  2. When workers get injured in car accidents driving their company’s vehicle, liability is not always clear. That is why San Diego auto accident attorney at the Law Office of Edward J. Babbitt, APC., often receives questions from prospective clients asking about liability in motor vehicle collisions that occur when the worker is driving his or her employer’s vehicle.

  3. What to do if your employer asks you to lie to the insurance company?

  4. It is very unfortunate that you have found yourself in this stressful situation. First and foremost, no matter how much pressure your employer puts on you, do NOT lie under any circumstances. In fact, avoid giving recorded statements to anyone, insurance company, if you are not represented by an experienced auto accident attorney in San Diego. especially the

  5. Giving companies is considered “insurance fraud” and is a crime punishable by California law. Answering the second part of your question, do not worry about losing your job, because if they do fire you for not complying with their requests to give a false statement to the insurer, you may have a right to sue your employer for wrongful termination. false information to insurance

  6. Liability in car accidents when you’re driving a company vehicle

  7. Even if you do say that you borrowed the car, the vehicle owner’s insurance would still apply to cover your medical expenses and other damages. Your own insurance, meanwhile, would be secondary. It does not makes sense why your employer wants you to lie that you borrowed the car, because the car owner’s insurance is always the primary insurance to cover the costs of property damage and bodily injury.

  8. When your employer does not have insurance? Even if your employer does not have insurance, you will still be covered by the Insurance Fund, which provides compensation to workers whose employer does not carry workers’ comp insurance. Unemployed

  9. If you have been injured while driving your company’s vehicle, you have a right to pursue workers’ compensation benefits because the accident occurred in the course of employment. Also, you may have a right to file a personal injury claim against the at-fault party who caused the auto accident.

  10. 619-543-1789 babbitt-injurylawyer.com/contact/ 600 B Street, Suite 2230 San Diego, CA 92101

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