Can I sue a company if the manager knew a crime was committed and didn't report it?

Question

My daughter was recently assaulted by 2 co-workers. She was walking home from work, the 2 girls, one of which was still on the clock, followed her and assaulted her right before she made it home. Then they returned to work, the one that was on the clock clocked out because she was full of blood. The manager knew what they went to do, and seen the blood on the employee that came back, but never done anything to prevent it or call the authorities to report it. She told the employees before they left, that she didn't care what they did, just as long as they didn't do it there, in other words giving the permission to leave. The other girl clocked back in and continued working.

Answer 1

I'm not a lawyer, but as a human being I sure hope you can. I personally would file a lawsuit against the two employees, the manager, and the company (both Local and Corporate offices named separately) and I'm betting you could get enough money in a settlement to put your daughter through a really good college, with a car and apartment.

Answer 2

The manager is an accesory to the crime if she new and did nothing.See a lawyer.Charges can be brought against all of them.

Answer 3

Are you saying that the manager knew before they ventured off to assault the girl - as in foreknowledge - or that she simply inferred from the blood on the shirt?

If it is the former, you could be suing for negligence, arguing that the manager breached her duty of care to prevent harm, since she had knowledge of the risk. If it is the latter, you have no case, because if the manager knew a crime was committed upon realising what happened afterwards, regardless if it wasn't reported, it does not amount to negligence, for the reasons stated above.

If you did sue for negligence, I don't think it would be a strong case at all if you are looking to hold the company vicariously liable, because the actions actually occurred outside the course of employment. Instead, you would sue the manager alone. The main legal issue here would be if a duty of care was owed to prevent the criminal acts of a third party. This would need to be resolved with reference to legal principles and policy.

This would be your lawyer's job. Good luck.

Answer 4

I would go to see a lawyer on this one.

Answer 5

i agree ... contact a lawyer...

Answer 6

your daughter prolly had it coming

just leave it alone

Answer 7

The manager does not have a legal obligation to report the crime, no one does.  And since her actions occur after the crime had been committed, there is nothing you can do.  If she does not cooperate with law enforcement, she can be charged with a crime.  You should call the company they work for and report her though.  That would be a good place to start.