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Respondeat Superior

By: Setsuko Matsuzawa
In: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime
Edited by: Lawrence M. Salinger
Subject:White Collar & Corporate Crime
Keywords:corporate liability; employment contracts; Halliburton; liability; negligence; respondeat superior; staff

Respondeat superior is an English common law doctrine governing employer-employee relationships. A Latin phrase for “let the master answer,” respondeat superior is also called the “master-servant rule.” Originally, the doctrine imposed a strict liability on an employer or ...

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  Matsuzawa, S. (2013). Respondeat superior. In L. M. Salinger (Ed.), Encyclopedia of white-collar and corporate crime (Vol. 1, pp. 804-804). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276175.n378
  
  Matsuzawa, Setsuko. "Respondeat Superior." In Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime, 2nd ed.edited by Salinger, Lawrence M., 804-804. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276175.n378.
  
  Matsuzawa, S. 2013. Respondeat Superior. In: Lawrence M. Salinger Editor, 2013. Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 804 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276175.n378> [Accessed 22 Apr 2021].
  
  Matsuzawa, Setsuko. "Respondeat Superior." Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime. Edited by Lawrence M. Salinger.2nd ed Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013, pp. 804-804. SAGE Knowledge. 22 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276175.n378.
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