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Virginia’s New “Vulnerable Victim” Law Increases Employers’ Potential for Vicarious Liability in Personal Injury and Wrongful...

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A new Virginia law, effective July 1, 2025, adds Section 8.01-42.6 to the Virginia Code to address employers’ vicarious liability for their employees’ tortious conduct in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits brought by...more

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Understanding the Impact on Employers of West Virginia’s Formal Recognition of Negligent Supervision Claims

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In a recent important decision, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia formally recognized that a third party can sue an employer for negligent supervision of an employee, even if the employee’s intentional or reckless...more

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