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Can I asue a corporation if their employees stole from me while on duty?

Asked on Dec 16th, 2019 on Litigation - Florida
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I went to a franchised restaurant and their employees took a purse with 9000 dollars, passport and other values. Lied to the police in the police statement and then impersonated the owner of the store calling me to tell me that the camera did not show anything. That has caused me over 20,000 dollars in interest, traveling, passport documents and had to leave the country to come back in order not to be illegal in the US. Not counting all the stresss and suffering that had come after.
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Appellate Practice Attorney serving New York, NY
Employers are responsible for the acts of their employees if those actions were taken in the course of their duties for the employer.  business.  For example, if a pizza delivery van negligently causes an accident.  I don't think the intentional actions of these employees would fit, but it might be worth a shot.   An employer can also be liable for negligent hiring/retention of an employee if the employer knew or should have known that the empployee was not suitable for the job, and that employee's actions damaged a customer.   For example, if the employees here had had numeorus prior complaints against them for theft and the employer had kept them on anyway, the employer might be deemed responsible for their theft of your valuable.  While this is possible here, at this point you don't seem to have any facts to support this theory.
Answered on Dec 16th, 2019 at 12:57 PM

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