Answer:
If the court denies the motion, the most likely reason is that vicarious liability cannot be established against the taxi owner because the driver is an independent contractor.
Explanation:
While an employer is vicariously liable for the negligent acts of its employees when carried out "in the course of employment," the taxi driver is an independent contractor, and his acts cannot be made good by the taxi owner. Secondly, since a verdict had already been entered in his favor against the taxi driver, the passenger's claim for damages will be adequately met by the first judgment.
Answer:
false
Explanation:
In common law, the right of publicity refers to the ownership and control of the commercial exploit of a company's or a person's image or persona. E.g. forged t-shirts with the names and logos of professional sports teams are in direct violation of the right of publicity.
In this case, there was no commercial exploitation of the plaintiff's name, so there cannot be a violation of the right of publicity.
Answer:
The correct answer is letter "A": economists include opportunity cost in zero economic profit, while accountants do not include opportunity cost in zero profit.
Explanation:
Normal profit is an economic term that means zero economic profits. To an economist, this is normal since total revenue equals total cost which includes both explicit and implicit costs. It differs from the accounting profit or zero profits since the latter does not take into consideration implicit cost.
