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When Amazon Drivers Kill: Accidents, Agency Law, And The Contractor Economy, Keith Cunningham-Parmeter
When Amazon Drivers Kill: Accidents, Agency Law, And The Contractor Economy, Keith Cunningham-Parmeter
William & Mary Law Review
Amazon vans and Uber drivers frequently crash into other cars. Despite the many injuries and deaths that result from these accidents, Amazon and Uber deny responsibility for such claims because they categorize their drivers as “independent contractors.” But this contractor defense distorts the basic rules of agency law. Over a century ago, courts crafted agency standards that forced businesses to pay for the harms that their workers caused. Since that time, American firms have attempted to skirt this rule by labeling their workers as “contractors” rather than as “employees.” Aware of this age-old tactic to avoid liability, courts historically built …
Cartels, Agency Costs, And Finding Virtue In Faithless Agents, Christopher R. Leslie
Cartels, Agency Costs, And Finding Virtue In Faithless Agents, Christopher R. Leslie
William & Mary Law Review
Although price-fixing conspiracies are inherently unstable, many cartels manage to endure, often for long periods. Many successful cartels have hierarchical structures made up of high-level executives (principals) and lower-level managers (agents). For these cartels, agency cost theory could provide some insights as to how to destabilize them from within. Agency costs exist when a faithless agent pursues her own interests instead of those of the principal. Although agency costs are generally considered inefficient, when the principal's goals are undesirable, the acts of a faithless agent can be beneficial. Because one traditional approach to reducing agency costs is to align the …
Corporate Philanthropy, Executives' Pet Charities And The Agency Problem, Jayne W. Barnard
Corporate Philanthropy, Executives' Pet Charities And The Agency Problem, Jayne W. Barnard
Faculty Publications
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Fraud Liability Under Agency Principles: A New Approach, Steven N. Bulloch
Fraud Liability Under Agency Principles: A New Approach, Steven N. Bulloch
William & Mary Law Review
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The Ownership Of The Treasures Of The Sea, John J. Kenny, Ronald R. Hrusoff
The Ownership Of The Treasures Of The Sea, John J. Kenny, Ronald R. Hrusoff
William & Mary Law Review
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Agency - Assault In The Course Of Employment (Baskett V. Banks, 1947), Ira B. Dworkin
Agency - Assault In The Course Of Employment (Baskett V. Banks, 1947), Ira B. Dworkin
William and Mary Review of Virginia Law
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