
Washington Employer’s Vicarious Liability for Employee’s Torts and the “Borrowed Servant” Defense
Guest Editor: Ashley Kaye
February 1, 2021 8:40pm
Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, an employer is subject to vicarious liability to third parties for torts committed by the servant (read: “employee”) within the scope of employment. To establish respondeat superior, plaintiff must establish the relationship of employer-employee and that the tort was committed within the scope of employment.