Is it legal??

Your relative might want to inspect the property where the alleged infraction happened for video cameras. Secondly, unless I missed something where is the damage to the drivers trailer that hit the stationary trailer? When speaking with the employer stay calm and know your facts! Believe me, I have delt with more than a few aholes in this business. In other words, be loaded for Bear. They'll think twice about confronting you again. PS- I love a good fight of wits with liars.

 

Ok I’m not reading the whole post so if this has been covered sorry. Your cousin needs to download a free app to his phone and call the accuser or company back. Get them to identify themselves on the phone and get all the details again. Then get them to tell him how they are going to cover up a so called crime for money. Then #### them hard.

 

You can take anybody to court and get a judgment, doesn't mean anything, you have to collect, don't waste your time and money

 

They had an answer, because they're not new to this scam. You don't just 'wipe off' most paint scuff marks.

When searching for legal information, limit it to your state, which will greatly reduce the level of conflicting information.

Your cousin needs evidence. Voice recording, phone call recording, texts, or emails. This is sounds like extortion, and may even hold the interest of the police.

As was said, contact the labor board, IRS, California's revenuers, lawyer up, & get evidence!

 

There's the hole in their story. You can't just wipe off paint from a contact. Talk to a body shop they can dispute this as a professional.

 

Dont work for sketchy companies and don't do sketchy things. Life is so much simpler that way. How do you know if a company is sketchy? Talk to current working drivers at the company and ask questions. Avoid 1099s

 

But they won't show him the video so it's obvious that it's BS.

I'd expect to see the video and if he did it he should pay up but I seriously doubt they actually have a video.