<div>> There's a legal doctrine in civil law - I can't recall its Latin
name at the moment - that makes the employer <br>> liable for acts of its
employees - even arguably negligent acts - if the employee is acting
within the regular <br>> scope of his/her employment.</div>
<br><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respondeat_superior" title="Respondeat superior">r</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respondeat_superior" title="Respondeat superior">espondeat superior</a></i> – the
responsibility of the superior for the acts of their subordinate<br><br>Vicarious liability in private litigation. There is vicarious liability in criminal litigation too.<br>
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