Sentences with phrase «corporate vicarious liability»

Defended investment company against allegations of corporate vicarious liability for franchisor and franchisee negligence related to injuries sustained at bounce house franchise

Not exact matches

The law appears to recognize corporate torts, individual torts, and vicarious corporate liability for individual torts.

Although the vicarious liability provision does not apply to harassment in employment, there is long - established case law of the Tribunal which supports that liability for harassment by an employee can be imposed on an organization respondent where the harassing employee forms part of the «directing mind» of the organization respondent, on the basis of the «organic theory of corporate liability.»

Coupled with principles of vicarious liability of the company for the acts, actions and state of mind of management, agents and intermediaries around the world, it is easy to see why multi-national companies, with US links, are coming to regard corruption as one of their biggest corporate risks.

241 DOS 98 Matter of DOS v. Himark Realty — failure to appear at hearing; cease - and - desist; duty to supervise sales associates; vicarious liability; ex parte hearing is permissible upon proof of proper service; salesperson inadvertently calls home listed on cease - and - desist list which demonstrates incompetency; broker is obligated to supervise real estate brokerage activities of its salespersons and is vicariously liable for their misconduct, limited only with regard to penalty in cases where the broker lacked actual knowledge of misconduct or did not retain any benefit derived from that misconduct; corporate broker, representative broker and salesperson each to pay $ 250 fine

287 DOS 98 Matter of DOS v. Uqdah Realty & Management Corp. — deposits; jurisdiction; fraudulent practices; failure to pay judgment; vicarious liability; notary public; disclosure of agency relationship; broker violated 19 NYCRR 175.1 when he deposited escrow funds into his operating account; broker committed conversion when his operating account fell below deposit amount; broker engaged in fraudulent practices when he illegally retained buyer's trust funds and attempted to qualify prospective buyer for mortgage by falsely stating their employment; broker failed to disclose his agency relationship to his client; failure to pay judgment; corporate real estate broker vicariously liable and charged with actual knowledge of violation of law because of representative broker's cognizant misconduct as corporate officer; broker is not required to deposit a refundable commission in an escrow account unless contractually demanded; corporate broker and representative broker's license revoked; restitution of deposit of $ 12,000 plus interest; notary public commission revoked based on misconduct as a real estate licensee

887 DOS 03 DOS v. Bravo - deposits; disclosure of agency relationships; failure to cooperate with DOS investigation; proper business practices; vicarious liability; broker failed to provide agency disclosure form; broker continued to do business under prior firm's name after association with that firm had been terminated; broker failed to deposit monies received by her into an escrow account; broker failed to respond to DOS letters; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness and incompetency by failing to follow up on the availability of an apartment in a rental transaction; broker failed to give a cash refund of a deposit received in cash upon tenant's demand therefore; corporate broker bound by the knowledge acquired by its representative broker; corporate broker's license and representative broker's license suspended for six months

649 DOS 02 DOS v. Holzbach — disclosure of agency relationships; proper business practices; sanctions; unauthorized practice of law; vicarious liability; broker fails to timely provide agency disclosure form to buyer although disclosure form could have been faxed to and received from buyer; broker back dated agency disclosure form demonstrating incompetency; use of designated agent form without the use of required agency disclosure form pursuant to RPL § 443 (4); use of «removal of contingency» addendum to contract which did not contain an attorney approval clause and was not on a form jointly approved by the County Bar Association and REALTOR Association constituted the unauthorized practice of law; corporate broker liable for the acts of its representative broker; proper to impose a higher fine after hearing than that which was offered in settlement (joint fine of $ 2,000.00 offered); associate broker fined $ 2,000.00, representative broker fined $ 1,000.00, and corporate broker fined $ 2,000.00

79 DOS 99 Matter of DOS v. Pagano - disclosure of agency relationships; failure to appear at hearing; proper business practices; unauthorized practice of law; unearned commissions; vicarious liability; fraudulent practice; jurisdiction; ex parte hearing may proceed upon proof of proper service; DOS has jurisdiction after expiration of respondents» licenses as acts of misconduct occurred and the proceedings were commenced while the respondents were licensed; licensee fails to timely provide seller client with agency disclosure form prior to entering into listing agreement and fails to timely provide agency disclosure form to buyer upon first substantive contact; broker fails to make it clear for which party he is acting; broker violates 19 NYCRR 175.24 by using exclusive right to sell listing agreement without mandatory definitions of «exclusive right to sell» and «exclusive agency»; broker breaches fiduciary duties to seller clients by misleading them as to buyer's ability to financially consummate the transaction; broker breaches his fiduciary duty to seller by referring seller to the attorney who represented the buyers when he knew or should have known such attorney could not properly protect seller's interests; improper for broker to use listing agreements providing for broker to retain one half of any deposit if forfeited by buyer as such forfeiture clause could, by its terms, allow broker to retain part of the deposit when broker did not earn a commission; broker must conduct business under name as it appears on license; broker engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in preparing contracts for purchase and sale of real estate which did not contain a clause making it subject to the approval of the parties» attorneys and were not a form recommended by a joint bar / real estate board committee; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness and incompetency in using sales contract which purported to change the terms of the listing agreement to include a higher commission; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness and incompetency in using contracts of sale which were unclear, ambiguous, vague and incomplete; broker failed to amend purchase agreement to reflect amendment to increase deposit amount; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness in back - dating purchase agreements; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness in participating in scheme to have seller hold undisclosed second mortgage and to mislead first mortgagee about the purchaser's financial ability to purchase; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness by claiming unearned commission and filing affidavit of entitlement for unearned commission; DOS fails to establish by substantial evidence that respondent acted as undisclosed dual agent; corporate broker bound by the knowledge acquired by and is responsible for acts committed by its licensees within the actual or apparent scope of their authority; corporate and individual brokers» licenses revoked, no action taken on application for renewal until proof of payment of sum of $ 2,000.00 plus interests for deposits unlawfully retained