Jury found agency; vicarious liability affirmed.

“On the morning of April 11, the . . . bus picked up Taylor’s group, the majority of whom were senior citizens, and embarked for the casino. The accident occurred soon after the bus had merged onto the President George Bush Turnpike from State Highway 161. [The driver] and Taylor disagreed over whether to continue on the turnpike, which is a paid tollway. [The driver] crashed the bus while discussing this issue with Taylor. The bus drifted onto the shoulder, struck a crash attenuator, and then veered across the road and struck a concrete barrier, after which it rolled onto its side.” The jury found that the casino was vicariously liable for Taylor’s distraction of the driver under a number of agency theories; under the deferential standard of review for a jury’s verdict, the Fifth Court affirmed. Choctaw Nation v. Sewell, No. 05-16-01011-CV (May 29, 2018) (mem. op.)