The following facts are taken from Exxon v. Baker, 490 F.3d 1066 (9th Cir. 2007); Baker v. Exxon, 270 F.3d.1215 (9th Cir. 2001); In re Exxon Valdez, 236 F.Supp.2d 1043 (D.Alaska 2002); and the Encyclopedia of the Earth:
On March 24, 1989, the oil...
vicarious liability
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Oral argument: Feb. 28, 2012
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (March 18, 2011)
Petitioner Asid Mohamad, on behalf of the family and estate of Azzam Rahim sued the Palestinian Authority and the...
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Piercing the corporate veil refers to a special instance where the court holds the shareholder or director of a corporation personally liable for the corporation’s debts.
Piercing the corporate veil is also known as veil-...
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Respondeat superior refers to the legal doctrine generally used in tort law. Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, the employer or a principal could be held vicariously liable for an unlawful or unjust act of an employee or an agent. For...