Comments on: A Bronx tale?

By: Zubon

Zubon — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:05:36 +0000

Hmm, 2.7 million people are injured each year in traffic crashes. The vast majority of those must involve people who have employers. I see a new industry here.

Bonus points for the first case in which a drunk driver hits a tree and kills himself, and then his family sues his employer. I am sure that has happened by now in a case where a drunk employee was sent home and hit a person or object, so to claim your bonus points the crash must have had no connection to work, ideally while the driver was on vacation in another state or country.

By: Federal Dog

Federal Dog — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:41:40 +0000

David: Thanks. I did not see in the article that he was still employed by the Yankees. Damn those frolicking employees!

By: David Nieporent

David Nieporent — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:36:44 +0000

Federal Dog: although he was assigned to the minors, he was still an employee of the Yankees. (He was on an injury rehabilitation assignment in the minors.) The theory must be respondeat superior — that is, an employer is liable for the actions of his employees. But that only applies when the employee is on the job. Hard to figure out how driving around with his girlfriend constitutes being on the job.

Ordinarily, one would categorize the naming of the Yankees as chasing deep pockets, except in this case, Pavano himself is a deep pocket, having previously signed a $40 million contract with the Yankees.

By: jb

jb — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:31:16 +0000

For that matter, whether he’s healthy enough to play in the majors is indeed a matter of dispute.

By: Federal Dog

Federal Dog — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:06:11 +0000

How were the Yankess involved? He wasn’t even pitching for them when the crash occurred.

By: David Nieporent

David Nieporent — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:25:53 +0000

Actually, OBQ, now that I think about it, after the last two seasons, Pavano is probably less popular in the Bronx than anywhere else in the country.

By: OBQuiet

OBQuiet — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:24:24 +0000

He should have gone all the way and filed in Boston.