Jeewarat v. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc
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LIABILITY FOR THE REGULAR COMMUTE
Shaw Valenza LLP • January 28, 2011 • Report Link
When it comes to liability for employees’ actions away from the workplace, employers may be responsible for activities and behavior beyond their control. Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, an employer may be held liable for an employee’s negligence or other misconduct when committed within the scope of his or her employment. For example, when an employee is involved in a traffic accident while driving on company business, the employer may be held liable simply because the employee was on the job and driving for the employer’s benefit.
Employer Tort Liability Update: Employer Held Liable For Employee Auto Accident During Commute Home.
Barker Olmsted & Barnier • October 05, 2009 • Report Link
An employee of Warner Bros. Entertainment was returning home after a three-day business conference. He left the airport and was driving his regular commute route home when he was involved in a car accident that injured two pedestrians, and killed a third person. Is Warner Bros. liable for the accident?
