Legal Opinion
People v. Roscoe
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 26, 2008No. C055801PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROBIE, J.
The responsible corporate officer doctrine was developed by the United States Supreme Court to hold corporate officers in responsible positions of authority personally liable for violating strict liability statutes protecting the public welfare. (Hustis & Gotanda, The Responsible Corporate Officer: Designated Felon or Legal Fiction? (1994) 25 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 169, 176, citing United States v. Dotterweich (1943) 320 U.S. 277 [88 L.Ed. 48, 64 S.Ct. 134] (Dotterweich); and United States v. Park (1975) 421 U.S. 658 [44 L.Ed.2d 489, 95 S.Ct. 1903] (Park).) It is a common law…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. DotterweichSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. ParkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Neighbours v. Buzz Oates EnterprisesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
- United States v. Thomas E. Iverson, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- People ex rel. Lockyer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.California Supreme Court · 2005
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- People v. Malik, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
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