A legal doctrine that one person may be held liable for the acts of another. For example, an employer may be held vicariously liable for the acts of an employee.
The condition arising where one person is responsible for the actions of another, as a parent is often held responsible for the vandalism damage a minor child does to a school.
In a negligence lawsuit, when someone is assigned responsibility for damages caused by someone else, it is called "vicarious liability" or "imputed liability."
Indirect liability imposed on a party resulting from the acts or omissions of another person for whom the party is responsible. Class
an employer’s legal responsibility for wrongs committed by employees in the course of work.
Negligence which is not directly attributable to the person claimed against, but which is the negligence of another for whom the person claimed against is in some way responsible. Also known as imputed liability.
If an employee of an institution is found to be negligent, the institution can also be liable, and if so, is said to be vicariously liable for that employeeâ€(tm)s action. This principal applies to some but not all actions of employees.
Federal/state anti-discrimination law provides that an employer may be legally responsible for discrimination and harassment which occurs in the workplace or in connection with a person's employment unless it can be shown that 'all reasonable steps' have been taken to reduce this liability.This legal responsibility is called 'vicarious liability'.
Liability of your organization for the actions or inactions of an employee, agent or volunteer, traditionally called respondeat superior.
The liability of one person for the acts of another. Vicarious liability can result from the acts of independent agents, partners, independent contractors and employees.
Liability imposed upon a person even though not a party to a particular occurrence, e.g., the owner of a motor vehicle is vicariously responsible for injuries even though he is not driving the car at the time of the occurrence.
When one person is liable for the negligent actions of another person, even though the first person was not directly responsible for the injury. For instance, a parent sometimes can be vicariously liable for the harmful acts of a child and an employer sometimes can be vicariously liable for the acts of a worker.
Under certain circumstances, a person is liable for the actions of (or damage done by) someone else. For example, if the owner of an automobile gives permission to a friend to drive an automobile, and the friend negligently causes an accident, the owner can be held liable.
The liability of one person for the torts of another.
When a person who did not actually cause an injury is held for the injury. Sometimes called imputed liability
Being responsible for that which someone else has done or failed to do. (2) A tort law concept that generally refers to the legal liability that certain people may have for the actions of others.
where one person is liable for the acts of another. Most commonly used in relation to employment where the employer is liable for any wrongful acts of an employee during the course of their employment. So if a contract made by an employee on behalf of a company is fraudulent the company is still liable.
An institution can be found to be liable for negligence if one of its employees is negligent.
Liability for the actions of another person eg: liability of an employer for actions by their employees Related links: Liability for Others
An employer is vicariously liable for negligent acts or omissions by his employee in the course of employment whether or not such act or omission was specifically authorised by the employer. To avoid liability, an employer must demonstrate either that the employee was not negligent in that the employee was reasonably careful or that the employee was acting in his own right rather than on the employer's business.
The responsibility of one person for the acts of another.
Liability incurred from the actions of others, particularly employees or family members. (Also known as, Imputed Liability.)
Vicarious liability is a form of strict, secondary liability that arises under the common law doctrine of agency – respondeat superior – the responsibility of the superior for the acts of their subordinate, or, in a broader sense, the responsibility of any third party that had the "right, ability or duty to control" the activities of a violator. For instance, a parent may sometimes be vicariously liable for the acts of a child. It can be distinguished from contributory liability, another form of secondary liability, which is rooted in the tort theory of Enterprise Liability.
The legal principle of vicarious liability applies to hold one person liable for the actions of another when engaged in some form of joint or collective activity. For the civil law system, see vicarious liability. For liability attributed to a corporation, see corporate liability.