What is vicarious liability?
Generally, business owners can be held liable for injuries that customers incur at their premises if the premises have not been properly maintained. But what happens if an employee injures a customer, and the injury doesn’t occur on their employer’s property? Could...
Voluntary recalls can minimize product liability claims
Manufacturing a product is often a viable way for a company to generate revenue. But, it must be remembered that each retail sale translates to some degree of company liability. Even highly-successful organizations can end up in the red when a few bad weeks at a...
Are you not allowed to fire workers in protected classes?
As an employer, you know well that some of your workers are in protected classes. Perhaps the most obvious example of this is race. But other protected classes under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission include things like age, ethnic background, gender,...
2 ways truck cameras cause issues for transportation companies
Cameras can help clarify liability after a car crash. When there is video footage of a wreck, much information may be provided concerning who is to blame for the collision. Of course, not every stretch of road has traffic cameras or nearby security cameras capturing...
3 possible defenses to a premises liability claim
Every business owner struggles to limit their potential liabilities as much as possible, and that includes maintaining the premises in a way that is safe. Despite your best efforts, however, accidents may still happen – but that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re...
3 types of product defect allegations
As a business owner, you certainly hope that your company is never accused of having dangerous products or defective products that have caused injury. Those who bring these types of allegations may decide to start a lawsuit, claiming that you caused the injury and the...
When truckers aren’t to blame for accident-related harm
Many motorists have been led to believe that if they are hurt in a crash involving a large commercial truck that the truck driver – or, the driver’s employer – is automatically to blame for the harm that has resulted from the collision. After all, trucks are massive,...
What are the keys to an evidence-preservation plan?
Whenever two parties have a dispute that ends up in court, evidence is crucial to the determination of who is right and who is wrong (and who has to pay up). Quite naturally, the courts tend to take a very dim view whenever evidence is misplaced, lost, contaminated or...