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re: Does an employer have any liability if your vehicle is broken into in their parking lot
Posted on 9/6/17 at 10:05 am to SouthMSReb
Posted on 9/6/17 at 10:05 am to SouthMSReb
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The answer is yes. Is it worth going after the company? More than likely not
So based on what legal justification is the employer liable for the attempted break in of an employee's car? Do you also think that if you have a friend over to your house and their car is broken into that you are liable for it?
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Posted on 9/6/17 at 10:06 am to King George
only if it is a private "secured" parking lot where you are promised to have someone watching over your vehicles, and even then, you would have to show they in some way did not make basic reasonable attempts to secure the parking lot, which doesnt have to be much more then having security cameras and gates
Posted on 9/6/17 at 10:06 am to Eli Goldfinger
quote:He works at an airfield so you'd think they'd have a secured parking area. He literally parks 50' away from the planes.
Not unless they voluntarily accept responsibility...in which case, they would likely have a secured parking area
Thanks to those of you with positive input.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 10:08 am to King George
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Yeah, me trying to find some facts is exactly what's wrong with this country. Not the pants-sagging democrat that busted up my son's truck trying to take what my son earned because he's not getting a job anytime soon
And your remedy is to take it back through the employer that had no control over the situation.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 10:20 am to King George
Simple answer is no.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 10:35 am to Eli Goldfinger
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Not unless they voluntarily accept responsibility...in which case, they would likely have a secured parking area.
The wife's car was hit in her employers secured parking lot with video surveillance. Had it nailed down to about 30 minutes. They wouldn't even turn over who swiped in/out during that time.
Found out there was basically nothing we could do. Just use our own insurance.
This post was edited on 9/6/17 at 10:36 am
Posted on 9/6/17 at 10:49 am to King George
My truck was stolen from our office parking lot a few years ago while I was in Miami working.
The boss said I could use a company vehicle until I got a new truck, but unfortunately the company had no responsibility replacing mine.
The boss said I could use a company vehicle until I got a new truck, but unfortunately the company had no responsibility replacing mine.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 10:51 am to 777Tiger
That's a big fat no
Posted on 9/6/17 at 11:00 am to SouthMSReb
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The answer is yes.
Repeating something isn't going to make it true
Posted on 9/6/17 at 11:10 am to SouthMSReb
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The answer is yes
No, no its not idiot..
Posted on 9/6/17 at 11:20 am to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
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Your vehicle insurance is responsible (if you have comp coverage)
FIFY
Posted on 9/6/17 at 11:27 am to King George
Depends on what you mean by liable I guess. The company's insurance might pay for it, but there are a lot of factors that play into that though.
If they have a business auto policy and your son's truck is in any way used as a part of his job, their insurance may pay. Other than that, you're probably looking at an "assumed risk" situation, where leaving your car unattended in a parking lot isn't something that a 2nd party would be liable for.
If they have a business auto policy and your son's truck is in any way used as a part of his job, their insurance may pay. Other than that, you're probably looking at an "assumed risk" situation, where leaving your car unattended in a parking lot isn't something that a 2nd party would be liable for.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 11:28 am to King George
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Yeah, me trying to find some facts is exactly what's wrong with this country. Not the pants-sagging democrat that busted up my son's truck trying to take what my son earned because he's not getting a job anytime soon.
Sweet, you have video. Perhaps take it to the cops?
Posted on 9/6/17 at 11:30 am to King George
If your son works on a secure campus with security, then yeah the security guards are in deep shite. But if it's just a random parking lot or parking garage, and someone just happens to break into it, no.
Does your son have to show a badge to get into the parking lot and is it gated? If neither of these things, you're shite out of luck.
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I'm not sure what the security situation is at this location but I'm trying to find out.
Does your son have to show a badge to get into the parking lot and is it gated? If neither of these things, you're shite out of luck.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 11:33 am to OMLandshark
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Does your son have to show a badge to get into the parking lot and is it gated? If neither of these things, you're shite out of luck.
Just because there is security, doesnt mean they property has any liability. The security isnt there to protect the vehicles.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 11:44 am to King George
I live in haughton if your ever in the area I'll give you email and we can meet up.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 11:46 am to King George
If it is just a open lot maybe not. But if if it is gated I would say yes.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 11:48 am to Eli Goldfinger
Does your son have comphrensive coverage, if so it's vandalism claim subject to a deductible
Posted on 9/6/17 at 1:33 pm to TigerBait2008
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No, no its not idiot..
Sigh...
The employer could be liable... However, most employer's insurance policy would have an exclusion that would not cover this. Like others have said, if your employer is in fact providing secure parking, then yes, the employer is definitely liable and either them or the 3rd party security company will have to pay out for the claim. If they aren't, then they could still be liable since the theft happened on premises.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 2:04 pm to King George
quote:Well, there is a remote possibility of maintaining a negligent retention or entrustment claim if they knowingly or negligently employed a person known to break into cars and then gave him unsupervised access to other employees cars and then he tried to break into your sons car. It is a bit of a stretch and will cost you a ton of money in legal fees trying to prove it. Good luck.
He works at an airfield so you'd think they'd have a secured parking area. He literally parks 50' away from the planes.
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