... player's actions at all. However, this viewpoint towards employer liability changed dramatically with two landmark court cases in the 1970's; Tamjanovich v. CA Sports Inc "the company that owns the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers "and Hackbart v. Cincinnati Bengals. Each case involved a professional athlete seeking damages against another for actions committed away from the field of play, causing significant physical harm ... , both plaintiffs relied upon the principle of "respondeat superior- to hold the owners of the franchises partly responsible for the tort actions of their players. Respond...

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