{"id":2855,"date":"2020-12-11T16:56:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T16:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2022-03-23T23:04:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T23:04:23","slug":"facts-about-secondary-liability-and-indirect-infringement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/facts-about-secondary-liability-and-indirect-infringement\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts About Secondary Liability and Indirect Infringement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">If you have recently become involved in a personal injury lawsuit, one of the most fundamental aspects of your case will be the question of liability. Although it can be quite simple establishing liability in a straightforward accident claim, such as a drunk driver crossing onto a sidewalk and hitting a pedestrian, there are some claims that involve different kinds of liability, like vicarious and contributory liability. This can make it more of a challenge identifying who is at fault for an accident. As an accident victim, you might not realize who might be liable for your damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Continue reading to learn more about vicarious and contributory liabilities, and how to get started on your Indiana accident claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Liability-Lawyers-Indianapolis-IN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Liability-Lawyers-Indianapolis-IN.jpg\" alt=\"Indiana Personal Injury Lawyers\" class=\"wp-image-2856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Liability-Lawyers-Indianapolis-IN.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Liability-Lawyers-Indianapolis-IN-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Liability-Lawyers-Indianapolis-IN-768x238.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Indiana Personal Injury Lawyers 317-881-2700<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Secondary Liability is the Same as Indirect Infringement<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Secondary liability is also referred to as <em>indirect infringement<\/em>. It is best defined as a legal obligation, forcing an individual to assume responsibility for another person\u2019s act or behavior. Examples of secondary liabilities include principle liability, employers\u2019 liability, and parental liability. There are several other types as well, such as ecclesiastical corporation liability, enterprise liability, and more, but these cases are generally infrequent and more complex. The more common types of secondary liability are <em>contributory liability<\/em> and <em>vicarious liability<\/em>. These are the primary cases of secondary liability seen in civil courts today. No matter which type of secondary liability case in question, the underlying factor for each is <em>indirect infringement<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vicarious Liability Law Basics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You will find vicarious liability within the <em>respondeat superior doctrine<\/em>, under common law. It decrees the legal responsibilities of any person in a superior role, such as leaders, executives, managers, supervisors, bosses, directors, whole corporations, companies, and more. It makes clear that they are legally responsible for the actions of their teams or employees. An example of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/facts-about-vicarious-liability-lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vicarious liability lawsuit<\/a> would be if a parent or guardian fails to properly supervise their child, allowing the child to access the home\u2019s handgun and accidentally shooting and injuring another person. The parents could be held legally accountable for their child\u2019s actions, as well as the victim\u2019s damages, under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/3-common-examples-of-negligent-supervision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">negligent supervision<\/a> laws. In such a case, the parents home owner\u2019 liability insurance company could contractually be obligated to pay any verdict against the parents, up to the insurance policy limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contributory Liability<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Contributory liability holds a third party legally responsible for another\u2019s actions, even though they were not actually committing an infringement directly. If a person has knowledge of, benefits from, enables, contributes, or influences another person\u2019s transgression, they too can possibly be held legally responsible under contributory liability. An example of contributory infringement would be if someone loans another person a gun, and that person uses the gun to commit a crime, the loaner of the gun might be held legally responsible for the infringements involving the gun under contributory liability, depending upon the specific facts of the case.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where to Get Legal Advice for Your Indiana Personal Injury Claim<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call the Law Office of Craven, Hoover, and Blazek P. C. at 317-881-2700<\/strong> to secure your rights to full and fair compensation after suffering damages as a result of a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/practice-areas\/personal-injury.php\" target=\"_blank\">personal injury accident in Indianapolis, Indiana<\/a>. Seasoned accident attorneys, Daniel Craven, Ralph Hoover, and Keith Blazek have extensive trial and litigation experience in personal injury law, and can obtain the maximum settlement for your claim. It is important to act fast after being injured in an accident, because the sooner you act, the more likely you are to win your claim and recover compensation for your damages as critical evidence will need to be obtained. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/contact-us.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schedule a free initial consultation<\/a>, over the phone, online, or in person at our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis personal injury<\/a> office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Local-Indianapolis-Personal-Injury-Law-Firm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Local-Indianapolis-Personal-Injury-Law-Firm.png\" alt=\"Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyers 317-881-2700\" class=\"wp-image-2564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Local-Indianapolis-Personal-Injury-Law-Firm.png 960w, https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Local-Indianapolis-Personal-Injury-Law-Firm-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Local-Indianapolis-Personal-Injury-Law-Firm-768x242.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Schedule a Free Consultation! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have recently become involved in a personal injury lawsuit, one of the most fundamental aspects of your case will be the question of liability. Although it can be quite simple establishing liability in a straightforward accident claim, such &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/facts-about-secondary-liability-and-indirect-infringement\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2856,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,34,12,719,53],"tags":[1441,612,1443,24,1442,260],"class_list":["post-2855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-catastrophic-injuries","category-child-injuries","category-craven-hoover-blazek-p-c","category-negligent-supervision","category-personal-injury","tag-contributory-liability","tag-indirect-infringement","tag-liability","tag-personal-injury-law","tag-secondary-liability","tag-vicarious-liability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2855"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3310,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855\/revisions\/3310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}