"This runs completely contrary to the American way, which shifts the burden to the person actually doing the dirty, rather than the richest person remotely connected to the offender." -- my comment referenced this part. also, we do in fact have joint and several liability, which allows a plaintiff to pursue payment from all/any of the tortfeasors.
a us employer can be liable for the defamatory statement of its employee. it's a basic principle of tort law - respondeat superior. please correct the article.
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