Order Instructions
Case Study 2 – Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Service
1. What were the legal issues in this case? What did the appeals court decide?
2. What is the subordinate bias or “cat’s paw” theory of liability?
3. What is the evidence that this employer was negligent in relying on the “information” provided by the coworker? What should this employer have done instead?
4. Do you agree with the decision in this case? Why or why not?