Cengage Advantage Books: Law for Business 19th Edition by John Ashcroft,Katherine Ashcroft,Martha Patterson

Exercise 29

E. O. B. was a patient at a rehabilitation facility owned by Total Rehabilitation Medical Centers Inc. She needed to be transported to Ft. Lauderdale to another of Total's facilities for an MRI. Jose Luis Laverde, a Total Rehab employee, was assigned to transport her in a company-owned van. Laverde attacked E. O. B. in the van on the return trip. She sued Total Rehab, alleging it was liable as a common carrier for the intentional tort of its employee. Should she recover on this basis?