Tool box damaged due to transfer

Somebody's misunderstanding something. The shop foreman was negligent. The employer is responsible for the negligence of its employee. The company's insurance should be paying under its liability insurance.

If you can't get that to happen you will have to sue your company for the damage to the tool box.

The company's liability for negligence shouldn't rely on whether or not you had insurance. If you had insurance and your own company paid, it would seek reimbursement from the negligent party.

The only exception that I can think of is if you signed some sort of tool damage waiver when you went to work for the company.

 

The company should still be responsible for the negligence of its employees.

Your choice now is either bear the loss yourself or sue for the damage.

Is the box still usable? Is it repairable? How much will it cost to fix? You'll have to determine all that and whether it's worth risking your job over it.

 

If the drawers open and close and you can figure out how to lock up the box somehow is what I meant by usable.

Well $24K isn't something you can do in small claims court so you might have to pay a lawyer to handle it. Filing a lawsuit in regular court is complicated and you could easily lose on a technicality so I suggest you interview a couple of lawyers and review your options.

 

Very few lawyers will get involved in pro bono work over a toolbox.
However, look around your county, start asking so you'll quickly learn the truth.

 

I think you'd stand a better chance of getting Sonny Bono to help.

 

I'm getting old. I actually had to think about that for a moment. Ha Ha.