Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York January 19, 2010 (Jackson v. New York University Downtown Hospital)

Although an employer cannot be held vicariously liable “for torts committed by an employee who is acting solely for personal motives unrelated to the furtherance of the employer’s business” (Fernandez v Rustic Inn, Inc., 60 AD3d 893, 896 [2009]; see Judith M. v Sisters of Charity Hosp., 93 NY2d 932, 933 [1999]; R. v R.