Guardsmark, a private security company, hired Kadah as a security guard. His record was fine, until one day he was accused of sexually assaulting Plancarte, a janitor at the office building where Kadah worked. No one witnessed the event, but one woman saw Plancarte running away hysterically. Plancarte sued Kadah in tort and sued Guardsmark based on respondeat superior because the attack occurred while Kadah was on duty. Guardsmark paid for Kadah's attorney.
Did that payment imply Guardsmark's ratification of Kadah's wrongful actions? [Plancarte v. Guardsmark, LLC, 13 Cal. Rptr.3d 315, Ct. App., Calif. (2004)]