A law firm is operating as a limited liability partnership. The plaintiff, Harper, hired one of the partners of the law firm, Charlie, to collect on life insurance policy on her late husband. Plaintiff agreed to pay Charlie a fee of 25% of what he collected on the life insurance policy before a lawsuit was filed and 33% of any proceeds after suit is commenced. According to Plaintiff, Charlie received $400,000.00 death benefit on the policy before filing suit but proceeded to file suit anyway in order to collect a higher fee. The plaintiff claimed that the defendants, Allen and Jake, Charlie's partners, were also guilty of negligence, wrongful acts and misconduct.

Allen and Jake file for summary judgment to dismiss them from the lawsuit, indicating that they had no personal knowledge of the case or dealings between Charlie and plaintiff until after the matter was concluded. Discuss whether Allen and Jake can be liable for Charlie's acts. Answer in IRAC format (issue, rule analysis, conclusion).