Carrasco‚ C.‚ & Dupee‚ M. (1999). Corporate Criminal Liability. The American Criminal Law Review ‚ 36 (3)‚ 445-473. Harrold vs. Fairbanks Hospital‚ CAUSE NO. 49D10-9909-CT-1315 (Marion Superior Court October 2007). Hasnas‚ J. (2006). Rethinking Vicarious Criminal Liability: Corporate Culpability for White-Collar Crime. Retrieved May 16‚ 2009‚ from The Heritage Foundation: http://www.heritage.org/research/legalissues/wm1195.cfm Lawyers USA. (2006‚ July 23). Illinois Supreme Court rules hospital vicariously
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legitimate cause of action against WV Steel and Jessica. “Both a principal and an employee may be held liable for torts committed by an agent or an employee. The may both be liable although they were personally not at fault‚ a theory known as a vicarious liability; in the case of an employer‚ this liability is more
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EXAM OVER CHAPTER #20 1. I: The issue in this case is to identify what type of authority had the agent. R: Actual authority depends upon consent that the principal manifests to the agent. It may be either express or implied. In either case‚ such authority is binding and confers upon the agent both the power and the right to create or affect the principal’s legal relations with third persons. The express authority of an agent‚ found in the spoken or written words the principal communicates to
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negligence and defences in situations above 4 2.1. Duty of care 4 2.2. Breach of Duty of care 5 2.3. Strict liability 6 2.4. Apply to scenario 6 Task 3 (Outcome 3.3 & 4.2) 8 Explain how a business can be vicariously liable and apply the elements of vicarious liability in the scenario above 8 3.1. Vicariously liability 8 3.2. Apply to scenario 9 Conclusion 10 References 11 Introduction Mug-n-Sas is an electronics retailer with 5 stores throughout London‚ they develop especially in smartphone and tablet
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If the information doesn’t get erased from the hard drive all Mr Johnson personal information can get stolen and used on illegal activities and this is very unethical and unmoral from Larry. Computer World will be liable for Larry’s actions by Vicarious Liability – LAW (When a person is held responsible for the tort of another even though the person being held responsible may not have done anything wrong. This is often the case with employers who are held vicariously liable for the damages caused
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torts of his/her employees. And after that I will focus on some of the reasons why one person is held liable in certain situations for the torts committed by another person. And then I will finally finish the essay with a conclusion at the end. Vicarious liability is where one person is held liable for the torts of another‚ even though that person did not commit the act itself. For an employer to be held liable for the tort of her/his employees‚ three conditions must be fulfilled. First‚ it should
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principal’s control at all times. More important‚ the principal is liable for the consequences of the actions that the agent performed‚ and the actions and words exchanged between an agent and a third party are binding to the principal. This is known as vicarious liability and it is the reason business owners must be extremely careful of who they hire to represent his/her company. Agency theory is the idea that the agent does not always have the principal’s best interests in mind. A voluntary‚ good faith
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CHAPTER 3 QUESTIONS 1. Why do you‚ as a healthcare professional‚ need professional liability insurance? List and discuss nine reasons. At any time and in any given situation‚ a dissatisfied individual can choose to bring a complaint against you. When people sue‚ they usually name everyone they perceive as having had anything to do with the situation—you‚ your business‚ those with whom you share office space. Routinely‚ claimants sue as many individuals as possible. Regardless of who is negligent
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Table of Contents: Page Number Outcome-1………………………………………………………………….3 Outcome-2………………………………………………………………….5 Outcome-3………………………………………………………………….6 Outcome-4………………………………………………………………….8 Bibliography………………………………………………………………...10 Outcome 1: Before describing Bill and James legal position according to their activities‚ the formation of a contract has given below in Figure 1: [pic] By the formation of contract‚ the legal position of Bill
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or privileges of employment‚ because of such individual’s race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin; or” (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 SEC. 2000e-2. [Section 703]) Provide the legal definition of "quid pro quo" (also known as "vicarious liability") sexual harassment. Provide one example of a behavior which could be found to be quid pro quo sexual harassment. According to The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission‚ “EEOC ’s Guidelines define two kinds of sexual harassment:
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