Law Practice
May 9, 2017
Ratification: an often-overlooked theory of liability
Attorneys may not realize that post-incident ratification can serve as a basis to impose vicarious liability as well as punitive damages.
Ivan Puchalt
Partner
Greene, Broillet & Wheeler LLP
Catastrophic personal injury, insurance bad faith, products liability, wrongful death and municipal liability
100 Wilshire Blvd #2100
Santa Monica , CA 90407-2131
Phone: (310) 576-1200
Email: Ipuchalt@greene-broillet.com
Loyola Law School
Ratification is an often-overlooked theory of liability because attorneys tend to focus on issues of notice and what could have been done ahead of time to prevent the incident which gave rise to the lawsuit. Attorneys may not realize that post-incident ratification can serve as a basis to impose vicarious liability as well as punitive damages.
Imagine you are presented with the following case: A driver for ACME Corporation ("Mr. Driver") is running an errand in the middle of his wor...
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