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Contingent Liability

A liability that a company may have to pay, but only if a certain future event occurs. Usually, a contingent liability refers to the outcome of a lawsuit: that is, the company may have to pay a significant amount of money if it loses the lawsuit. Contingent liabilities are recorded under accounts payable; their existence may also affect the share price.

vicarious liability

The legal principle that persons who are in a position to control the actions of another will be held liable for any injuries caused by that other person.Liability does not rely on proving there was improper training, instructions, control, or supervision. Rather, it is imposed merely because of the relationship between the parties.Respondeat superior is one type of vicarious liability. In real estate, the concept is most often encountered in claims against an employer (construction contractor, property manager, and sometimes even real estate brokers) for the discriminatory actions of an employee.

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No references found			The law itself may try to remedy this apparent situation by holding the parents vicariously liable for their children or by ruling that the parent or parents are negligent in failing to exercise proper control and supervision over their child specifically or their children if there are a number of their children involved, rather than only one. Are Parents Legally Liable for Their Children's Actions ? by Franklin R. West / Law community And she argued it was "clear that his sexual abuse of M was sufficiently closely connected with his duties for the church to be vicariously liable for his assaults". NO PAYOUT - YOU'RE NOT A CATHOLIC; Church battles man's sex abuse ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) The claim centered around whether or not the hospital was vicariously liable for the employees of independent contractors, including physicians and other health care providers. NJ: hospital protocol required 'code sheet': was "missing" 'code ... by Tammelleo, A. David / Nursing Law's Regan Report			Vertical Specialization Vertical Spread Vertical Third Page Vertical Union Vertrouwensman Vervallen Very High Frequency VES Vessel Vessel Ton vest Vested Benefits Vested Interest Vesting Vesting Schedule Veterans Administration Veterans Administration Mortgage Veterans Group Life Insurance VG VI Viager Viatical Settlement Viatical Settlement Company Viator vicarious liability Vicariously liable Vice President Victory Bond Vida activa Vida economicamente ativa Vida residual de un bono Vida util Vida util estimada Video Conference Vie active Vienna Convention Vienna Stock Exchange Vietnam-Era Veteran Vietnamese Dong Vig Vignette Vigorish violation Virtual Bank Virtual Cooperation Virtual Corporation Virtual Currency Option Virtual Mall virtual office Virtual Private Network Virtual Reality			Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Kan-Su Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan-si Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan-si Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan-tung Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan-tung vicariates Vicarii vicarious vicarious vicarious vicarious Vicarious by Nature Vicarious Contrast Material Excretion vicarious hypertrophy Vicarious Liabilities Vicarious liability Vicarious liability Vicarious liability Vicarious liabilty Vicarious liabilty vicarious menstruation vicarious menstruation vicarious menstruation vicarious responsibility Vicarious Species Vicarious Trial-and-Error vicariously vicariously vicariously vicariously Vicariously liable vicariousness vicariousness vicariousness vicariousness Vicarius Vicarius Christi Vicarius Christi Vicarius non habet vicaruim Vicarius principis apostolorum Vicarius principis apostolorum Vicarm Arm Language VICARP Vicars Vicars Vicars vicars apostolic vicars apostolic Vicars choral Vicars choral Vicars choral vicars forane vicars forane vicars general vicars general vicarship vicarship vicarship vicarships vicarships vicarships

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