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At a municipal festival, a stage technician employed by BrightStage Events, under contract with the hotel hosting the festival, negligently causes a rigging accident that injures a bystander. The technician is later acquitted in a criminal case for reckless imprudence causing injuries. The bystander files a civil action under Rule 111 for damages against both the stage technician and BrightStage. (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 technician acted within the scope of employment, can BrightStage be held civilly liable, and on what theory? (c) What defenses might be raised by the technician and by BrightStage, and how should the court decide them?

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Yes; the employer’s liability attaches only if there is evidence of direct control or supervision by the employer over the specific act; if there is no such evidence, the stage technician bears sole liability. Yes; the civil action may proceed, but the standard of proof in the civil action would be beyond a reasonable doubt; the acquittal would control the civil case. Yes; the civil action may proceed despite the criminal acquittal; the plaintiff must prove fault by a preponderance of the evidence; if the stage technician acted within the scope of employment and in the performance of the contract with the hotel, BrightStage may be held vicariously liable; both the technician and BrightStage may raise defenses such as contributory negligence, assumption of risk, or lack of causal link, and the court should resolve them under the civil standard. The civil action is barred by double jeopardy because of the criminal acquittal; the civil standard would be beyond a reasonable doubt; the case must be dismissed.

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