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Vicarious Liability
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TCPA Blog
W.D. Texas Dismisses TCPA Claims at Pleading Stage for Failure to Adequately Allege Vicarious Liability
By William A. Wright, Rob L. Molina
A federal court in Texas recently granted a motion to dismiss TCPA claims where the plaintiff failed to plausibly allege that unidentified third-party telemarketers were acting as agents of the…
TortsProf Blog
AR: Supreme Court Rejects Going-and-Coming Rule in Vicarious Liability
Skala v. Comfort Sys. USA, Inc., 2025 Ark. 183, at *15, 722 S.W.3d 772, 781 (2025) (rejecting the going-and-coming rule in vicarious liability cases; “[A] traditional respondeat superior analysis applies.…
Lex Wire Journal
Liability Beyond the Driver in Paramus Truck Accident Cases Under New Jersey Law
Douglas Standriff, Esq. Managing Partner, Bergen Law | Paramus Truck Accident Lawyer By Douglas Standriff, Esq., Paramus Truck Accident Lawyer Commercial truck accident litigation differs fundamentally from standard passenger vehicle…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: Justice Legislation Amendment (Vicarious Liability for Child Abuse) Act 2026 (Vic).
By Bill Madden
Justice Legislation Amendment (Vicarious Liability for Child Abuse) Act 2026 (Link to Victorian acts as made). This legislation appears to have commenced on 25 February 2026, having been assented to…
Law and Religion Australia
Strict liability for abuse committed by non-employees: the AA case
By Neilfoster
The High Court of Australia handed down a significant decision last week in AA v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle [2026] HCA 2 (11…
Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations Report
Vicarious Liability Under the False Claims Act and Rogue Employees
We just released Episode 36 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast with Husch Blackwell partner Lorinda Holloway where we discussed how the acts of employees can be held against…
Bill Madden's Blog
UKSC / Abuse: Vicarious liability of the Crown.
By Bill Madden
X v Lord Advocate [2025] UKSC 44 (Link to BAILII). It is an increasingly complex task to compare UK and Australian Law in relation to vicarious liability. Perhaps moreso in…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: Where plaintiff alleges sexual abuse whilst a detainee at Mount Penang Juvenile Justice Centre by a staff member.
By Bill Madden
Stanley v State of New South Wales [2025] NSWSC 1460 (Link to JADE). The claim was brought on the basis of three causes of action: in negligence, on the basis…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: ACT legislation re vicarious liability.
By Bill Madden
UK Police Law Blog
Vicarious Liability and Misfeasance in Public Office: “a frolic of his own”
The County Court has dismissed a claim for misfeasance in public office and vicarious liability brought against the Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, arising from the actions of a former police constable, Craig Stant. The…