Ayon v. Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

*490Plaintiff Jessica Ayon appeals from an adverse summary judgment in a personal injury case. Late one evening in May 2013, Brittini Zuppardo was driving home from her boyfriend's house while talking on the phone with Michelle Halkett. Zuppardo was defendant Esquire Deposition Solution's (Esquire) scheduling manager; Halkett was a court reporter for Esquire. Zuppardo's vehicle struck plaintiff, who suffered significant injuries. The issue here is whether Esquire can be held liable under a theory of respondeat superior.

In an interview immediately following the accident, Zuppardo reported to a…