When Control Creates Risk
Vicarious Liability for Franchisors
CLE
Amy S. Malish
Pugh Accardo
Marina J. Wilson
Pugh Accardo
When Control Creates Risk: Vicarious Liability for Franchisors
This program explores the evolving landscape of vicarious liability in the franchise context, with a focus on how operational control can create risks for franchisors. Designed for practitioners looking to better understand the risks vicarious liability poses for franchisors, the program will cover the basics of vicarious liability in the franchise context, including theories of control, emerging areas of franchisor liability such as the TVPRA, and suggestions for mitigation risk to reduce exposure while protecting and maintaining brand integrity.
Topics covered include:
Agenda:
- What is Vicarious Liability?
- What is Franchising?
- Theories of Vicarious Liability Within Franchising
- Right of Control
- Instrumentality
- Apparent Agency
- Emerging Area – Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA)
- Mitigation
- Questions and Answers
Duration of this webinar:
60 minutes
Originally broadcast:
June 18, 2026 8:00 AM PT
Speakers
Amy S. Malish
Special Partner
Pugh Accardo
Pugh Accardo
Ms. Malish is a Special Partner at Pugh Accardo in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is licensed in both Louisiana and Texas. Read More ›
Marina J. Wilson
Associate Attorney
Pugh Accardo
Pugh Accardo
Marina Wilson is an Associate at Pugh Accardo. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, and counseling franchise companies with business and compliance matters. Read More ›
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits
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Alaska CLE
Status: Approved
Format: Live (Virtual), On-Demand
Credits: 1.00 General
California CLE
Status: Approved
Format: Live (Virtual), On-Demand
Credits: 1.00 General
Hawaii CLE
Status: Approved
Format: Live (Virtual), On-Demand
Credits: 1.00 General
Illinois CLE
Status: Approved
Format: On-Demand
Credits: 1.00 General
New Jersey CLE
Status: Approved
Format: Live (Virtual), On-Demand
Credits: 1.20 General
North Carolina CLE
Status: Approved
Format: On-Demand
Credits: 1.00 General
Ohio CLE
Status: Approved
Format: On-Demand
Credits: 1.00 General
Pennsylvania CLE
Status: Approved
Format: On-Demand
Credits: 1.00 Substantive Law, Practice, and Procedure
Texas CLE
Status: Pending
Format: On-Demand
Credits: TBD
Vermont CLE
Status: Approved
Format: Live (Virtual), On-Demand
Credits: 1.00 General
This presentation is approved for one hour of General CLE credit in Alaska, one hour of General CLE credit in California, one hour of General CLE credit in Hawaii, one hour of General CLE credit in Illinois, one hour of General CLE credit in North Carolina, one hour of General CLE credit in Ohio, one hour of Substantive Law, Practice, and Procedure CLE credit in Pennsylvania, and one hour of General CLE credit in Vermont. This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.20 hours of total CLE credit. An application for accreditation of this activity has been submitted to the MCLE Committee of the State Bar of Texas and is pending.
This presentation is approved for one hour of General CLE credit in California from 2026-07-01 to 2028-06-30.
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