Liability constitutes an important, and oftentimes ruinous, aspect of business. Small businesses in particular may face complete collapse in the face of a liability lawsuit. Various types of liability ...

It is not only hackers who pose a risk to an organization's information security; hostile insiders do as well. According to Verizon, an estimated 34 percent of data breaches involve internal actors.

Last week, the Northern District of California untethered Alphabet from Google in a copyright infringement action, while Google will continue to face certain infringement claims. The court made clear ...

In this edition of his Medical Malpractice column, John Lyddane discusses how litigation relating to the vicarious liability of healthcare institutions has incompletely refined the attendant issues.

When I lecture on medical malpractice issues, I am frequently asked whether in a medical liability claim, and for that matter, any other claim where a certificate of merit is required: "Should I file ...

Vicarious and contributory liability are terms well-known to every tort lawyer and law student. They should also be familiar to business owners and managers. The legal theories of vicarious and ...

Victorian Parliament has passed legislation that overturns the High Court’s decision in Bird v DP, expanding the definition of vicarious liability for child abuse to cover relationships “akin to ...