Willis v. Dade County School Bd.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a plaintiff must allege facts showing that the employer was put on notice of the harmful propensities of the employee (citation omitted)
• finding that the trial court erred in dismissing a claim for negligent hiring and retention on the grounds that the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars such action
• affirming trial court’s dismissal of complaint that alleged “malicious” assault and battery
• affirming trial court’s dismissal of complaint that alleged “malicious” assault and battery
• hiring of a teacher is an operational function, subject to liability
• “[T]o state a cause of action for the tort of negligent hiring or retention recognized in Florida, a plaintiff must allege facts showing that the employer was put on notice of the harmful propensities of the employee.”

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