The fact if there is written policy for or against this kind of behavior can make quite a bit of difference in liability. But you can be sued at any time for anything, been on the receiving end of that. :)
Stu From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Nah, you're not responsible while behind the wheel >> How much depends on the circumstances, the specific laws, and likely >> jurisdictional variation. Also: How deep their pockets are, how well they knew about the problem beforehand (or should have known), and whether they have any written/unwritten policies for or against the thing that was done. ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 5:04 PM, David Lum <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > "Do you believe you company should be liable for injuries while driving and > using a device?" (Yes\no) Very few, if any of us here are lawyers, so this is prolly the wrong forum. But since many of us (myself certainly) enjoy playing armchair lawyer: Generally: If one is acting as the agent of another entity, that other entity is often held liable for the agent's actions. If, while acting on behalf of Conglomco, I cheat some orphans out of their gruel, Conglomco gets some/all of the blame. How much depends on the circumstances, the specific laws, and likely jurisdictional variation. For this case in particular: If Conglomco expects me to answer the phone and operate a motor vehicle at the same time, Conglomco better be prepared to be held liable for that expectation. Note that just because Conglomco incurs some liability, that doesn't mean I incur no liability. E.g., in the US, if Conglomco has me pour toxic waste into the river, Conglomco can get in trouble, but I, personally can also get in trouble. Environmental statutes apply to both. Again, law can very wildly between jurisdictions, so just because the law here says something, that doesn't mean the law there works the same way. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
