As far as the claims against the pizza franchise, the plaintiff alleged negligence under the doctrine of respondeat superior (Latin for, «let the master answer») and also direct
negligence for negligent hiring, negligent training, and negligent supervision.
Not exact matches
While in most instances employers can be held responsible
for the
negligence of their employees through what is known as
Negligent Retention and
Negligent Hiring, the man that the sex offender was accompanying is a contract worker
for MasTec Advanced Technologies.
A trucking company may also be found directly liable
for such damages if the company is determined to have been
negligent in screening,
hiring, training, monitoring, or retaining a driver whose
negligence caused an accident victim's injury or death.
The first theory is direct
negligence, namely that the HMO is liable
for negligent hiring, supervision or retention of a doctor accused of malpractice.
A lot of other states simply call it vicarious liability, but the important thing is if that's what you're trying to show, that a company or employer should be responsible
for the
negligence of their employees, you need to be able to show that the person who was
negligent, the employee, was acting
for the most part in furtherance of their employer's interests, doing the job they were
hired to do.
The lawsuit alleges causes of action against Uber
for Negligence,
Negligent Hiring,
Negligent Supervision, And
Negligent Retention, Fraud, Battery, Assault, and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress.