Can an employer be vicariously liable for sexual abuse?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rich v. Bromley Estate, 2013 NLCA 24 (CanLII):
The first question in assessing vicarious liability is whether any precedents “clearly” indicate whether, in the factual matrix of the case, the employer can be vicariously liable for abuse. The trial judge held that there were none. Given that answer, the question then becomes whether vicarious liability should be imposed for policy reasons: see Bazley v. Curry, at paragraph 15.
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