Vicarious Liability for Group Torts

Vicarious Liability for Group Torts examines the
possibility to apply ordinary tort law rules, including vicarious
liability theories, on the corporate group. The book analyzes the
existing methods of reaching the pockets of parent company for
subsidiary faults and then ask whether tort law could play a bigger role
in holding the corporate group responsible. This question is debated
based on a concurrency theory where the traditional veil piercing theory
and tort law theories are treated as equivalent routes for liability –
not as being in conflict with one another.
The research finds that there are no insuperable
obstacles in applying tort law on the corporate group. However, some
adjustments will be required to overcome the limits imposed by the
general principle of limited liability.