This is called the "respondeat superior" theory of liability, and so corporations can be charged for the violations committed by anyone, from a janitor to the chief executive, even if no individual is prosecuted or convicted.
Yet a noble lord says, Superior respondeat, which is laying down a rule for a prime minister; whereas the noble Duke was against any. ' ❋ Boswell, James, 1740-1795 (1887)
To the extent that vicarious liability is respondeat superior — responsibility for what your employees do — he has no problem with that. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)
If you have comments on comments or questions, post them on their post about respondeat superior and the Alaska Airlines incident, and let me know what you think. ❋ Unknown (2006)
A Pennsylvania federal district court dismissed the claim against the city of Philadelphia, finding that the alleged violations did not stem from any policy or practice of the Philadelphia Prison System, and that the city cannot be held on a respondeat superior theory for actions of prison employees. ❋ Howard M. Friedman (2008)
In a comment on my post, Teresa Valdez Klein, a Project Manager for Blog Business Summit, asked me if I would post my thoughts, questions, and comments on their post about respondeat superior and the Alaska Airlines incident for their expert attorney during their podcast. ❋ Unknown (2006)
A number of bloggers have brought up the issue of respondeat superior which is Latin for âlet the master answerâ? with regard to the case of the nasty comments which were allegedly posted on Jeremy Hermannsâ blog by Alaska Airlines employees. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Yesterday's term was respondeat superior, which is defined as: ❋ Unknown (2006)
We first consider whether the trial court was correct in its conclusion that the defendant is not liable to the plaintiff on a theory of respondeat superior. ❋ Donald T. Dickson (1995)
In Gutiérrez, the court found no liability on respondeat superior grounds, but held there could be liability on negligent breach of duty to use care in that the harm could be foreseeable. ❋ Donald T. Dickson (1995)
Oakland Unified School District, 48 Cal 3d 438 1989, the California Supreme Court found no liability for the school system under respondeat superior when a teacher invited a student to his home to work on a school project and then sexually molested him. ❋ Donald T. Dickson (1995)
As such, the several allegations of a failure to exercise due care on the part of the defendant—each an independent claim of direct negligence—do not depend upon a successful theory of vicarious liability under the doctrine of respondeat superior. ❋ Donald T. Dickson (1995)
Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, a supervisor or administrator may become liable for the actions of a worker. ❋ Donald T. Dickson (1995)
Which of these laws apply or even whether they apply is a complex issue and may depend upon interpretations of federal and state law, whether agency principles and the doctrine of respondeat superior apply, whether the agency is public, private, or nonprofit, or whether the actions complained of fall within sovereign immunity or state tort claims acts. ❋ Donald T. Dickson (1995)
The Government advances five arguments against applying the doctrine of respondeat superior in this case. ❋ Donald T. Dickson (1995)
Valentin, supra respondeat superior liability analyzed separately from liability for negligent failure to hire more employees; 53 Am. ❋ Donald T. Dickson (1995)
The underlying rationale of the modern doctrine of respondeat superior … is that ‘every man who prefers to manage his affairs through others, remains bound to so manage them that third persons are not injured by any breach of legal duty on the part of such others while they are engaged upon his business and within the scope of their authority,’ Wolf v. ❋ Donald T. Dickson (1995)
[78] "Denique quomodo respondeat advertite, et videte latebras ambiguitatis falsitati praeparare refugia, ita ut etiam nos cum primum ea legimus, recta vel correcta propemodum gauderemus." ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)
* Denique quomodo respondeat advertite, et videte latebras ambiguitatis falsitati praeparare refugia, ita ut etiam nos cum primum ea legimus, recta vel correcta propemodum gauderemus. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)
Ad haec, si ratio contra respondeat se quidem et quod sensibile et quod imaginabile sit in uniuersitatis ratione conspicere, illa uero ad uniuersitatis cognitionem adspirare non posse, quoniam eorum notio corporales figuras non possit excedere, de rerum uero cognitione firmiori potius perfectiorique iudicio esse credendum, in huiusmodi igitur lite nos quibus tam ratiocinandi quam imaginandi etiam sentiendique uis inest nonne rationis potius causam probaremus? ❋ Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (1908)