The Snowstorm Lawsuit

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The Snow Storm Lawsuit Becka Louis Dr. Jeffrey Gold Strayer University~HSA-515 February 06, 2011 Identify and explain at least three legal considerations. Three legal considerations with this care are respondeat superior (rehs-pond-dee-at superior) n. Latin for "let the master answer," a key doctrine in the law of agency, which provides that a principal (employer) is responsible for the actions of his/her/its agent (employee) in the "course of employment.", corporate liability and vicarious liability n. sometimes called "imputed liability," attachment of responsibility to a person for harm or damages caused by another person in either a negligence lawsuit or criminal prosecution. Thus, an employer of an employee who injures someone through negligence while in the scope of employment (doing work for the employer) is vicariously liable for damages to the injured person. In most states a participant in a crime (like a hold-up) may be vicariously liable for murder if another member of the group shoots and kills a shopkeeper or policeman. According to the narrative, the only nurse on duty walked to a distant place to eat in inclement weather, a patient dies due to an allergic reaction to the misadministration of medication, and a patient falls and sustains an injury. Vicarious liability (respondeat superior), legal duty to use due car, breach of duty and corporate liability are the legal considerations in the case of the Snow Storm narrative. Vicarious liability is based on the employer assuming responsibility for the acts of its employees because it controls the means and methods under which the employee works, according to Showalter (2008). Meaning, any tort committed by an employee, the corporation will be liable. An example that will help the case for the plaintiff is the misadministration of medication which resulted in a

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