A senior partner delegated the drafting and filing of a statement of claim to a first-year lawyer employed by the firm.The first-year lawyer erroneously sued the wrong parties.How will the law assign responsibility for the obligation with regard to the quality of the work performed?
A) The employer will be held responsible in law for the incompetent performance.
B) Both parties will be jointly held responsible for their combined incompetence.
C) The law will hold each party proportionately responsible for the incompetence.
D) The employee will be held responsible in law for the incompetent performance.

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The employer is typically held responsible for the actions of their employees under the legal doctrine of "vicarious liability," especially when the employee is acting within the scope of their employment.

A Senior Partner Delegated the Drafting and Filing of a Statement