, vicarious liability, most courts have inappropriately exercised jurisdiction over these cases. Importantly, this includes the … Appeals decision on this matter valid?a decision which held that ERISA preempts vicarious liability claims against MCOs. It … bears noting that ERISA does not provide similar liability protection to physicians. Second, independent contractor law also …

, vicarious liability, most courts have inappropriately exercised jurisdiction over these cases. Importantly, this includes the … Appeals decision on this matter valid?a decision which held that ERISA preempts vicarious liability claims against MCOs. It … bears noting that ERISA does not provide similar liability protection to physicians. Second, independent contractor law also …

the issue of employer liability for injury claims. We develop a sequential asymmetric information model of liability … when workers differ in their costs of pursuing a injury claim, employers have an incentive to deny liability and force … more likely to fight back when liability is denied. Estimates of the structural model confirm that the decision rules of …