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What is Vicarious Liability?

By , About.com GuideNovember 19, 2010

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In insurance, when one is negligent they may be liable for the result of their negligence. To be negligent one would fail to act or not act as a reasonable person would in the same situation. There are cases where someone can be negligent and liable for an act but another party would hold some responsibility to the negligence too. This is called Vicarious Liability.
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