Vicarious Liability of Car Owners and Employers

Vicarious Liability of Car Owners and Employers

Other claims besides negligence that may be brought in personal injury litigation typically involve some variation on the negligence theory. For example, the liability of owners of automobiles driven by someone else, or the liability of the employer of a person causing injury, still involve the question of whether the driver or employee was negligent. This type of liability is called “vicarious liability” because liability is imposed on individuals or companies who did not actually cause the injury, but the law holds liable anyway as a matter of public policy.