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December 22, 2011 3:42 PM
RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR: COURSE AND SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT "‘[T]he fact that an employee is not engaged in the ultimate object of his employment at the time of his wrongful act does not preclude attribution of liability to an employer.’"
November 29, 2011 3:29 PM
PREMISES LIABILITY: TRIVIAL DEFECTS “[a] trivial defect is no less trivial when it exists on a walkway in a privately owned townhome development.”
October 1, 2011 12:06 PM
PUNITIVE DAMAGES: RATIO RELATIVE TO COMPENSATORY "Philip Morris's persistent efforts for several decades to mislead the public about the health hazards of smoking despite its understanding that smoking was hazardous show that “strong medicine is required to cure the defendant's disrespect for the law.” "
September 12, 2011 12:02 PM
LENDER FRAUD: NEGATIVE AMORTIZATION LOANS "Defendant intentionally omitted a clear disclosure of the nature of plaintiffs' loans because giving a clear explanation of how the loan worked would have punctured the illusion of a low payment, low interest rate loan."
August 10, 2011 2:56 PM
NEGLIGENT ENTRUSTMENT: TRUCKING ACCIDENT "If, as here, an employer offers to admit vicarious liability for its employee's negligent driving, then claims against the employer based on theories of negligent entrustment, hiring, or retention become superfluous."

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