Liability constitutes an important, and oftentimes ruinous, aspect of business. Small businesses in particular may face complete collapse in the face of a liability lawsuit. Various types of liability ...

It is not only hackers who pose a risk to an organization's information security; hostile insiders do as well. According to Verizon, an estimated 34 percent of data breaches involve internal actors.

Scott Mollen discusses "Gilead Cmty. Servs. Inc. v. Town of Cromwell," which is "of interest because it analyzes, inter alia, when punitive damages are available, when the amount of punitive damages ...

The U.S. Department of Labor says McDonald's is liable for actions of franchisees. In the last three months a California federal court said McDonald's could be liable for a franchisee's alleged ...

Can a board of education be vicariously liable for a teacher’s sexual abuse of a student? Yes, said the Supreme Court on March 11, 2026. Hornor v. Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education, (A-36-24) ...

Victorian Parliament has passed legislation that overturns the High Court’s decision in Bird v DP, expanding the definition of vicarious liability for child abuse to cover relationships “akin to ...

The “Cox effect” continues to ripple across the music industry litigation landscape. In the latest development, Anthropic has shrugged off vicarious liability in the newer copyright infringement suit ...

Vicarious and contributory liability are terms well-known to every tort lawyer and law student. They should also be familiar to business owners and managers. The legal theories of vicarious and ...