The case is about Alek, a client that took a uber driving by Mark, who get severaly hurt after a car accident. Alek is planning to sue the driver and is asking for $10,000,000 in damages for injuries. The accident was notify to Uber by Mark.
There is a general rule that employers are responsible for the actions of their employees at the work place. The idea of this law is to protect third parties by allowing recovery of their claims against the party more likely to have assets. In this case, the assets are $10,000,000 and the party likely to have this kind of cash is Uber and not Mark. In fairness to the employees though, this rule doesn’t extend to the actions of the independent contractors. Due to this, the distinction between an employee
There is a general rule that employers are responsible for the actions of their employees at the work place. The idea of this law is to protect third parties by allowing recovery of their claims against the party more likely to have assets. In this case, the assets are $10,000,000 and the party likely to have this kind of cash is Uber and not Mark. In fairness to the employees though, this rule doesn’t extend to the actions of the independent contractors. Due to this, the distinction between an employee