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Originally Posted by ute4ever
That is precisely legal thinking, to go after the deepest pockets you can find. The driver was probably judgment-proof (aka had no money) so they went after the corporate empire. Assume the driver was not in a UPS truck but was driving his own car; the lawyer would have gone after his auto insurance company for the maximum amount in his policy.
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If the UPS driver was acting within the course and scoipe of his employment he would be able to pass through his liability to his employer. IOW, it was always UPS' obligation. If someone hires you to do somethign and in the course of doing it you injure someone else, the person hiring you is responsible for your actions.