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Anderson v. Soap Lake Sch. Dist.
Washington Supreme Court (2018) | 423 P.3d 197
TL;DR: A school district was not liable for a student's death after her coach served her alcohol at his home. The court found the coach acted outside the scope of his employment, and the district was not negligent in hiring or supervising him, as the harm was unforeseeable.
Legal Significance: Clarifies the distinction between vicarious liability and direct negligence claims. For negligent supervision of an employee acting outside their scope of employment, the employer must have known of the *particular employee's* dangerous propensities, not just a general risk.