Unless the employer refused to give permission for the activity, the employer could be held responsible under the principle of respondeat superior because of the consent given to what would otherwise be an activity not related to the truck driver's duties. (thelawdictionary.org)
She claimed medical negligence and gross negligence against the defendant, as well as respondeat superior against the entities. (texasinjurylawyersblog.com)
The plaintiff claimed the entities were liable because the nurses didn't institute several interventions to fix the critically low oxygen saturations and that they should be liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior because their negligence had caused the man's death. (texasinjurylawyersblog.com)