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Vicarious Liability
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Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Is pleading awareness necessary to survive a motion to dismiss in a DTSA vicarious liability lawsuit?
Courts in the District of Arizona and the Northern District of California recently ruled differently on whether employer awareness is required for pleading vicarious liability for trade secrets misappropriation under…
Texas Personal Injury Law Blog
Hit by a Company Vehicle While the Driver Was on the Clock
By Paul Cannon
A work truck ran a light while the driver was on the job. Can I claim against the company? Usually, yes. Under Texas law, an employer is responsible for an…
TortsProf Blog
Chamallas on R(3): Vicarious Liability for Sexual Assault
Martha Chamallas has posted to SSRN her contribution to a festschrift for Mike Green, Power and Vulnerability in the Torts Restatement: Vicarious Liability for Sexual Assault. The abstract provides: Historically,…
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Employment in the news | October 2026
By Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
We’ve got a clearer picture of what 2027 holds for employers after government responses to consultation on flexible working and bereavement leave and confirmation that the duty to inform workers…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: Sexual and physical abuse by carers – Public interest and reputational issues on appeal.
By Bill Madden
The State of Western Australia v Barber [2026] WASCA 130 (Link to AUSTLII). With thanks to Rob Davis for drawing attention to this unusual appeal. In his primary claim Mr…
Understanding the ADA
Title II as a Viable Approach in Addition to the Eighth Amendment and Other Great Stuff
For those into baseball, the last week of the season is going to be pretty wild with several wildcard teams trying to figure out positioning and some even trying to…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Employers’ Vicarious Liability to Third Parties Does Not Transfer Under TUPE
Quick Hits On 8 September 2026, the Court of Appeal held that TUPE Regulation 4(2)(a) must be read in light of the EU Acquired Rights Directive, whose purpose is to…
International Trade Insights
The $604 Million Verdict Against C.H. Robinson and the Catch 22 for Brokers
By Julie Maurer, Alejandra Curiel-Molina
In July 2026, in Peyton v. Lupus, a $604 million case arising from a fatal 2021 multi-vehicle collision in Mississippi, a jury in Dallas County, Texas found freight broker C.H.…
Austin Personal Injury Blog
What Is Respondeat Superior vs. Vicarious Liability in Texas?
By Jason McMinn
Vicarious liability is a legal principle under which one party may be held responsible for another individual’s actions based on the relationship between them. Similarly, respondeat superior is a doctrine…
Microjuris Blog
Aprueban Ley Núm. 191-2026 que impone la responsabilidad vicaria de las instituciones de cuidado de salud por médicos contratistas y franquicias
By Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
El Dr. Charles Zeno Santiago analiza el alcance de la Ley Núm. 191-2026 y el cambio de la responsabilidad objetiva a la responsabilidad vicaria de las instituciones de cuidado de…