what is vicarious liability 
vicarious liability is liability that arises when an individual or entity is held partially responsible for the unlawful actions of another party even though the latter carried out the actions alone vicarious liability can arise in situations where one party is responsible for and has control over someone such as an employee and is deemed negligent in carrying out their responsibility and exercising their control for example in a company a supervisor could bear responsibility for the actions of a subordinate or associate based on their employment relationship 