Suppose you own and manage the rafting company and that you pay your employees a bonus for every client they bring to a rafting trip. Without specifying any particular technique, you encourage your employees to be creative in how they obtain clients. One employee invites his MySpace friends to a party at which he shows photos of prior rafting trips. On the way to the party, one of the friends has an automobile accident and dies.

His spouse sues your company. Should it be held accountable? Does it matter if you knew about the presentation? Would it matter if you had not encouraged your employees to be creative?