JD Supra

Data Breach and Vicarious Liability for Employee Misconduct

It is not only hackers who pose a risk to an organization's information security; hostile insiders do as well. According to Verizon, an estimated 34 percent of data breaches involve internal actors.
Insurance Journal

Employers Can’t Use Vicarious Liability to Block Negligence Claims, TN High Court Says

The Tennessee Supreme Court this week dealt a blow to businesses and insurance companies, finding that employers can no longer argue that direct negligence claims are barred when the business admits ...
JD Supra

No Vicarious Liability Absent Financial Benefit, Even in Context of Contributory Infringement

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit examined issues of vicarious and contributory infringement—along with willfulness—in connection with a copyright infringement case involving a real estate ...
Law

Franchisors and Vicarious Liability for Actions of Franchisees or Their Employees

In this article, Marc Lieberstein and Christopher Caiaccio discuss whether a franchisor may be held vicariously liable for the actions of a franchisee or the franchisee's employee in a wrongful death ...
Law

Differing Outcomes When Assessing Vicarious Liability for Patent Infringement of System Claims vs. Method Claims

This article discusess the patent infrigement case of CloudofChange, LLC, v. NCR Corp. "In the end, the decision highlights the importance of asserting multiple infringement theories in a patent case ...
Claims Journal

Tennessee High Court Rules Employers Can’t Use Vicarious Liability to Block Negligence Claims

The Tennessee Supreme Court this week dealt a blow to businesses and insurance companies, finding that employers can no longer argue that direct negligence claims are barred when the business admits ...