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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On 25 June 2026 the Court of Appeal confirmed that J D Wetherspoon Plc, the defendant, was not vicariously liable for the ...

The Supreme Court has spoken in its Montgomery v. Caribe Transport decision, and the brokerage sector, and even shipper and motor carriers, ...

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 ...

Running a business has its benefits. It can free you from a traditional 9-5 structure. However, it also introduces new layers ...

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 ...