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 ...

This article discusess the patent infrigement case of CloudofChange, LLC, v. NCR Corp. "In the end, the decision highlights the importance of asserting multiple infringement theories in a patent case ...

Employers can reasonably expect supervisors to embody the company's philosophy and values and to avoid behavior that reflects poorly on the company's principles and business reputation. However, when ...

The Pennsylvania Superior Court’s Jan. 31, 2025, ruling in Coryell v. Morris represents an expansion in the state’s approach to vicarious liability for franchisors. In Coryell¸ the court upheld a jury ...

Vicarious liability – the legal principle that makes an employer liable for its employees’ actions or omissions – has recently been in the news. Here's how it could affect your business. The Scottish ...

Where an employee commits a wrongful act whilst acting within the course and scope of his employment, the employer can be held fully liable for the damage caused by the employee. This is a form of ...

Two important Supreme Court judgments concerning vicarious liability were handed down last week. The two judgments are intended to be complementary; Mohamud addresses the relationship between the ...

Vicarious liability, where employers may be liable to pay damages for an employee’s or others’ actions, can result in high levels of compensation. Akshay Choudhry, an associate at independent law firm ...

The Judge analysed the issue of non-delegable duty by reference to the principles affirmed by Lord Sumption in Woodland v. Swimming Teachers Association and others [2013] UKSC 66. (1) The claimant is ...