A rail company that sold railcars to an individual supposedly acting on behalf of another company can’t sue the other company for breach of contract – even though the individual used that company’s ...

The general rule is that, in the absence of authority from the board of directors, no person, not even its officers, can validly bind a corporation. However, just as a natural person may authorize ...

A state appeals court on Wednesday opened the door wide to malpractice liability for hospitals that use contract doctors in circumstances that lead patients to believe they are staff physicians. A ...

In cases where one employee is accused of harassing a co-worker, a critical question is whether the employer "knew or reasonably should have known" about the behavior, so that it can be judged on ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech ...