I had a car accident when driving company's car home from the job site. The accident was very minor, no injury, 02 scratchs at the rear bumper of the other party's car. I took pictures and exchanged all necessary information with the other party, before both of us left the accident site. The other party sued my company for some big money, claimed that he got alot of back pain after the accident.
When I reported the accident to my company's lawyer, I was honest with her about driving the car home, without company home storage permit, but I did so because my supervisor told me to. (My supervisor wanted me to bring the car home, so that he and 2 other co-workers would be able to go home too, without coming back to the office). I was not the only one who brought the car home, 11 other co-workers did the same. However, when the lawyer called my supervisor, he lied to her, stated that he did not tell me or anybody to drive company's vehicle home. The reason he had to lie was that he could not let anyone bring a car home without home storage permit. He would violate company's rules, if he did so. He also instructed me to tell the lawyer that I did not bring the car home, but I was on the way back to the office when the accident happened, which I did to comply with his lie.
Two days ago, the lawyer informed me that "Since you brought company's car home, without storage permit, the company will not defense you in court. You caused conflict of interest, now you have to find your own lawyer"
With some attorney help, I think I can prove that everybody in the office brought company's cars home. I also can prove that my supervisor told me to bring the car home. Please tell me what I should do in this situation. Should I sue both my supervisor and my company? Should I just sue my supervisor? Or should I talk to the lawyer to settle things down.
I really don't want to sue anybody and I still love my job at this company, but I feel like I have very few options.
When I reported the accident to my company's lawyer, I was honest with her about driving the car home, without company home storage permit, but I did so because my supervisor told me to. (My supervisor wanted me to bring the car home, so that he and 2 other co-workers would be able to go home too, without coming back to the office). I was not the only one who brought the car home, 11 other co-workers did the same. However, when the lawyer called my supervisor, he lied to her, stated that he did not tell me or anybody to drive company's vehicle home. The reason he had to lie was that he could not let anyone bring a car home without home storage permit. He would violate company's rules, if he did so. He also instructed me to tell the lawyer that I did not bring the car home, but I was on the way back to the office when the accident happened, which I did to comply with his lie.
Two days ago, the lawyer informed me that "Since you brought company's car home, without storage permit, the company will not defense you in court. You caused conflict of interest, now you have to find your own lawyer"
With some attorney help, I think I can prove that everybody in the office brought company's cars home. I also can prove that my supervisor told me to bring the car home. Please tell me what I should do in this situation. Should I sue both my supervisor and my company? Should I just sue my supervisor? Or should I talk to the lawyer to settle things down.
I really don't want to sue anybody and I still love my job at this company, but I feel like I have very few options.
