Your favorite paralegal, Willy Understand, has to research a case involvingrespondeat superior,which translates as "let the master answer" and refers to a legal doctrine in which an employer may be held responsible for the actions of his employees, when the actions are performed "in the course of employment." In order forrespondeat superiorto apply, there must be a clear employee-employer relationship established, as the principle does not apply to actions by an independent contractor. This is a standard and quite common business law concept.

Read the client's situation(involving Erol's Tour Service. DO NOT USE ANOTHER FACT PATTERN)and then help Willy sort out the legal issues by answering the following questions. Make sure to include at least one reference in your paper. It can be either in-text or end-reference and you may use the textbook.

1. Who might be liable in this situation?
2. Under what legal doctrine and why? Does this involve federal or state law or both? Explain. Describe how and why it would apply.
3. What defenses would the defendant/respondent have in this case, if any?
4. How might this situation involve BOTH civil and criminal law?

Reference

Legal Dictionary. (2013, October 15) Respondeat superior. In Legal Dictionary.com. https://legaldictionary.net/respondeat-superior/