Liability constitutes an important, and oftentimes ruinous, aspect of business. Small businesses in particular may face complete collapse in the face of a liability lawsuit. Various types of liability ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A New Mexico hospital won’t have to pay more than $500,000 in damages if held liable for the alleged medical malpractice of ...

To paraphrase Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, some medico-legal topics are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. The issue of vicarious liability has certainly ...

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 ...

Two important Supreme Court judgments concerning vicarious liability were handed down last week. The two judgments are intended to be complementary; Mohamud addresses the relationship between the ...

The article examines how Section 122(1A) broadens GST penalty provisions beyond taxable persons to beneficiaries and participants. It also analyses issues relating to multiple penalties, retrospective ...

David Croser suggests a strategy to reduce problems that can arise when professional colleagues decide it's time to go their separate ways With many dentists now having a portfolio career, mobility ...