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 ...

Learn how the borrowed servant rule affects liability in temporary employment situations. Understand key factors and examples ...

Time and time again, a familiar question arises in the context of medical malpractice actions involving hospitals and health care facilities: Is an affidavit of merit always required against a health ...

The American Law Institute approved a controversial new provision of the Restatement of Torts, Third expanding vicarious liability to employers for certain sexual assaults committed by employees ...

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 ...

A GP partner who faced a ‘vicarious liability’ claim worth millions has said Pulse’s coverage of the case was 'instrumental’.

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 ...