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 ...

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 ...

Although a jury awarded $2,109,553 to Clarence Coryell and his wife, Sandra, and against Domino's for vicarious liability, the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed and remanded with instructions that ...

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 ...

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 ...

A recent Western Australian Court of Appeal decision has highlighted how workers’ compensation policy wording can affect the ...

Who exactly can be held responsible for "taking" a member of a species protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA)? Since the ESA's enactment, this simple question, when brought before courts, ...