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Neil J Foster

2015

Clergy child abuse cases

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Vicarious Liability And Non-Delegable Duty In Common Law Actions Based On Institutional Child Abuse, Neil J. Foster Mar 2015

Vicarious Liability And Non-Delegable Duty In Common Law Actions Based On Institutional Child Abuse, Neil J. Foster

Neil J Foster

The paper discusses the options for holding institutions civilly liable for child sexual abuse. In particular it suggests that the law of non-delegable duty ought to be extended to intentional torts like battery.