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A hospital was entitled to summary judgment on a patient's vicarious liability claim, regarding theft of patient's epidural pump by a physician's assistant (PA) employed by the hospital, because PA's criminal conduct was in no way related to the hospital's purpose of providing patient care; the PA was not acting within the scope of his employment.
A patient filed a 15-count complaint against a physician's assistant (PA) and a hospital in connection with the PA's theft of the patient's epidural pump. The patient was in the hospital preparing to give birth. The hospital filed a motion for summary judgment on five counts, including a count for vicarious liability. There was no genuine issue of material fact as to whether the PA was acting within the scope of the hospital's employment and in furtherance of the hospital's business because the PA's criminal conduct was in no way related to the hospital's purpose of providing patient care. Summary judgment granted on counts four and eight; summary judgment denied on counts seven, ten, and thirteen.
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Source: Loglisci v. Stamford Hosp., 2011 Conn. Super. LEXIS 387 (Conn. Super. Ct. Feb. 22, 2011)
