Foster v. the Loft, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• bar owner was held liable for negligent hiring and retention of employee resulting in an assault and battery on a patron
• private employer liable for negligent hiring and retention of bartender with known criminal record who assaulted patron
• employee bartender with past criminal record, punched a customer. Held: employer liable on theory of negligent hiring for failure to screen and check criminal records
• “there is no requirement, as a matter of law, that the employer make an inquiry with law enforcement agencies about an employee’s possible criminal record”
• “The employer’s knowledge of past acts of impropriety, violence, or disorder on the part of the employee is generally considered sufficient to forewarn the employer . . . .”
• knowledge of employee’s criminal record, without more, insufficient to establish employer’s negligence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).