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During a city park festival, CityLogistics Co. deploys a forklift operator to move equipment and pallets. While performing his duties, the operator negligently strikes a bystander, causing injury. The operator is later acquitted in a criminal case for reckless imprudence causing injuries. The bystander files a civil action under Rule 111 for damages arising from delict against both the forklift operator and CityLogistics Co. (a) May the civil action proceed despite the criminal acquittal? State the controlling doctrine and the standard of proof in the civil action. (b) If the operator acted within the scope of employment, can CityLogistics Co. be held civilly liable, and on what theory? (c) What defenses might be raised by the operator and by CityLogistics Co., and how should the court decide them?

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The civil action may proceed despite the criminal acquittal; the plaintiff must prove fault by preponderance of the evidence; if the operator acted within the scope of employment, the employer may be held vicariously liable, and both may raise defenses such as contributory negligence, assumption of risk, or lack of causal link; the court should resolve them under the civil standard. The civil action may proceed, and the acquittal may be used as evidence in the civil case but does not determine civil liability; the plaintiff must still prove fault by preponderance of the evidence. The civil action is barred by double jeopardy due to the criminal acquittal; the civil standard would be beyond reasonable doubt, and the case must be dismissed. The civil action must be dismissed if the criminal acquittal is final and on the merits, as there is no fault proven; the civil court would treat the acquittal as binding on the civil claim.

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