Liability constitutes an important, and oftentimes ruinous, aspect of business. Small businesses in particular may face complete collapse in the face of a liability lawsuit. Various types of liability ...

Vicarious liability is the assignment of financial responsibility to someone other than the employee or agent for the damages that result from the employee's or agent's actions. These damages may be ...

An employer can be liable for injury done by an employee to a third party under the doctrine known as vicarious liability. Vicarious liability can arise when the employee’s activity that caused the ...

When I lecture on medical malpractice issues, I am frequently asked whether in a medical liability claim, and for that matter, any other claim where a certificate of merit is required: "Should I file ...

Vicarious and contributory liability are terms well-known to every tort lawyer and law student. They should also be familiar to business owners and managers. The legal theories of vicarious and ...

I was so proud of myself at the beginning of the pandemic for not giving into the hype and watching Netflix’s Tiger King. In the face of countless memes, tweets, and discussions, I remained undaunted ...

Victorian Parliament has passed legislation that overturns the High Court’s decision in Bird v DP, expanding the definition of vicarious liability for child abuse to cover relationships “akin to ...

When lawyers conduct a review of the case law, they are not reviewing all of the cases that have impacted individuals throughout the country. What they are reviewing are those few cases that were ...