Vicarious infringement is a form of secondary liability for direct infringement based on the common law principle of respondeat superior.
A person may be held liable for the infringing acts committed by another if he or she had the right and...
LIFE EVENTS
vicarious liability
Liability that a supervisory party (such as an employer) bears for the actionable conduct of a subordinate or associate (such as an employee) based on the relationship between the two parties. See respondeat superior
Under common law, a member...
visitation
The right of a non-custodial parent who is a party to a divorce or separation to visit with their children. In such cases, some courts look to the best interests of the child. Parents have due process rights to determine visitation by non-parents. In...
visitation order
Court order allowing visitation privileges for a parent or other relative of a child.
visitation rights
Visitation rights are limitations or restrictions on child custody. When a couple divorces, they may either have shared custody, joint custody, split custody, or one parent can have sole custody. When sole custody is granted by the court to...
void marriage
A marriage that was for some reason never valid from the start and cannot be made valid. Common reasons for a court to find a marriage void ab initio are that the marriage is incestuous or polygamous.
Compare with voidable marriage.
voidable marriage
A marriage that is valid until declared invalid. The grounds for invalidation of marriage vary depending on state. Common grounds for voiding a marriage include that one of the parties is below the age of consent, a party was incapable of consenting...
volenti non fit injuria
Volenti non fit injuria is Latin for “to a willing person, it is not a wrong.” This legal maxim holds that a person who knowingly and voluntarily risks danger cannot recover for any resulting injury. This principle was the common-law basis...
voluntary bankruptcy
Voluntary bankruptcy is a bankruptcy proceeding commenced by the debtor; bankruptcy instituted by an adjudication upon a debtor’s petition.
Involuntary bankruptcy, on the other hand, is a bankruptcy case initiated by a...
wage attachment
Wage attachment, also known as wage garnishment, is a court order by which the court attaches debtors' wages to help pay their creditors by directly transferring the wages to the creditors. Although a wage attachment order can be obtained...