Sentences with phrase «vicarious liability for accidents»

As the named insured, your firm is covered for its vicarious liability for accidents resulting from the use of any covered auto.

From this morning's New York Law Journal comes a report on a case decided by a New York trial court, holding that Zipcar, the «car - sharing» service currently operating in 50 cities and 100 universities around the country, is shielded from vicarious liability for accidents involving its vehicles.

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That's not to say there couldn't be a civil suit by the survivors of the victim, in which case vicarious liability could leave both John and Bill to share responsibility for the accident.

A legal theory known as «vicarious liability» is what typically makes employers responsible for accidents their employees cause.

On the contrary most people would probably be shocked that legal responsibility for a playground accident had been laid at the door of a playground supervisor — though her employers were sued on the basis of vicarious liability, it was her «fault» that gave rise to that liability.