Cefaratti v. Aranow’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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1. “[W]e adopt the following alternative standards for establishing apparent agency in tort cases. First, the plaintiff may establish apparent agency by proving that: (1) the principal held itself out as providing certain services; (2) the plaintiff selected the principal on the basis of its representations; and (3) the plaintiff relied on the principal to select the specific person who performed the services that resulted in the harm complained of by the plaintiff. Second, the plaintiff may establish apparent agency in a tort action by proving the traditional elements of the doctrine of apparent agency, as set forth in our cases involving contract claims, plus detrimental reliance.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 167 Conn. App. 826 - Gagliano v. Advanced Specialty Care, P.C.

2. “On appeal, [w]e must decide whether the trial court erred in determining that there was no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the nonmoving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.... Because the trial court rendered judgment for the [defendants] as a matter of law, our review is plenary and we must decide whether [the trial court's] conclusions are legally and logically correct and find support in the facts that appear in the record.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 180 Conn. App. 717 - Fiano v. Old Saybrook Fire Co. No. 1, Inc.

3. “it has never been the rule in this state that hospitals cannot be held vicariously liable for the medical malpractice of their agents and employees. To the contrary, this court, the Appellate Court and the Superior Court have consistently assumed that the doctrine of respondeat superior may be applied to hold hospitals vicariously liable for the medical malpractice of their agents and employees.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gagliano v. Advanced Specialty Care, P.C.