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SJC-10597: CHARLES LEV vs. BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-MASSACHUSETTS, INC.
Amicus due February 16, 2010 - Argument: March 1, 2010
Keywords: Employment - Negligence - Respondeat Superior - Summary Judgment - Torts
Question Presented: Whether an employer can be liable for a drunk driving accident caused by an employee on the way home from a business meeting.
Facts: The defendant, Beverly Enterprises, employed John Ahern as a cook. Taking the facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, Ahern’s supervisor asked him to come to a …