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· 10/21/2013

Chen v. Michigan

Citations

  • 134 S. Ct. 470
  • 187 L. Ed. 2d 317
  • 82 U.S.L.W. 3233
  • 571 U.S. 973
  • 2013 WL 2357835
  • 2013 U.S. LEXIS 7699

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  • providing that respondeat superior is the appropriate claim if the employee acted within the scope of her employment
  • providing that respondeat superior is the appropriate claim if the employee acted within the scope of her employment
  • noting that if an employee was not liable, “there is no basis for imposing [respondeat superior] liability on the employer”
  • “To maintain a claim against a[n] . . . employer for the negligent hiring, training, and retention of a tortfeasor under New York law, a plaintiff must show that the employee acted outside the scope of her employment.” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)

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