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Employer Vicarious Liability For Voluntary Relationships Between Supervisors And Employees, Carrie E. Fischesser
Employer Vicarious Liability For Voluntary Relationships Between Supervisors And Employees, Carrie E. Fischesser
Seattle University Law Review
It is somewhat radical to suggest that an employer should not be held vicariously liable for an employee's voluntary submission to sexual advances where the alleged harasser is a supervisor, and this approach is a marked departure from existing assumptions regarding sexual harassment. Most decisions and writings on the topic have imposed--under a traditional agency theory-- vicarious liability upon the employer for the sexually harassing conduct of its supervisors.4 Specifically, courts addressing this issue have held that “[t]here is no question that a ‘tangible employment action’ occurs when a supervisor abuses his authority to act on his employer's behalf by …
The Appropriate Role Of Plantiff Misuse In Products Liability Causes Of Action, Peter Zablotsky
The Appropriate Role Of Plantiff Misuse In Products Liability Causes Of Action, Peter Zablotsky
Touro Law Review
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Blackburn V. Dorta, 348 So. 2d 287 (Fla. 1977), Alix Thornton
Blackburn V. Dorta, 348 So. 2d 287 (Fla. 1977), Alix Thornton
Florida State University Law Review
Tort Law- ASSUMPTION OF RISK- ADOPTION OF COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE REQUIRES THAT THE DEFENSE OF IMPLIED ASSUMPTION OF RISK BE ELIMINATED AS AN ABSOLUTE BAR TO RECOVERY.
Products Liability Based Upon Violation Of Statutory Standards, Joseph H. Ballway Jr.
Products Liability Based Upon Violation Of Statutory Standards, Joseph H. Ballway Jr.
Michigan Law Review
Regulatory enactments controlling production and distribution can give rise in several different ways to civil liability on behalf of persons injured by non-conforming merchandise. For instance, if a statute codifies existing common-law rules of negligence, its effect is merely to place the weight of legislative authority behind ordinary negligence principles. Since an injured party's recovery under such a provision still depends largely upon his proving in the traditional manner that a defendant failed to exercise due care, this kind of statute merits no further discussion. On the other hand, if particular legislation expressly states that a violator may be subjected …