The parents of a toddler who dies after being brought to the ER launch a lawsuit,claiming that the failure of nurses to pursue concerns related to their son's deteriorating condition contributed to his death.The senior nurse executive is named in the suit:

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Known as vicarious liability,the doctrine of respondeat superior makes employers accountable for the negligence of their employees,using the rationale that the employee could not have been in a position to have caused the wrongdoing unless hired by the employer.

The Parents of a Toddler Who Dies After Being Brought