Perspective
Aug. 5, 2011
Justices rule that employers cannot be hit twice for the same wrong
State Supreme Court limits liability for employers whose employees are involved in auto accidents on the job. By Frances E. Rogers of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
It was not uncommon in past years for attorneys representing employers to admit vicarious liability for the negligence of their employees, particularly when employees are involved in auto accidents on the job. The idea was that, by admitting the employer was vicariously liable for their employee, any evidence that the employer was negligent in hiring the employee (or entrusting the employee to drive on the job), became irrelevant. You cannot ...
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