Criminal
Dec. 2, 2000
Security Firm Isn't Liable for Crimes
LOS ANGELES - A private security company is not responsible for the rape its security guard commits while on duty because the crime was not part of the job, an appellate court ruled Thursday.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court decision that Westec Residential Security Inc. could not be vicariously liable for the rape one of its employees committed while at ...
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