In reaching the majority ruling, the Supreme Court held that an employer may sometimes be liable for an employee's negligent acts committed within the course and scope of employment, even if the employer is without fault, according to the opinion. Credit: vasanth/Adobe Stock In reaching the majority ruling, the Supreme Court held that an employer may sometimes be liable for an employee's negligent acts committed within the course and scope of employment, even if the employer is without fault, according to the opinion. Credit: vasanth/Adobe Stock

The Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of an Anheuser-Busch distributor and held that a litigant must file an insurance-liability lawsuit within two years of the death of a potential defendant.

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Michael A. Mora

Michael was born and raised in South Florida. He went to undergrad at Florida Atlantic University and earned his master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is a litigation reporter for the Daily Business Review, as well as an editor for ALM Global. You can email him at [email protected].

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