Can Parents Be Liable for Negligently Entrusting Their Adult Children with Internet Service?

Can Parents Be Liable for Negligently Entrusting Their Adult Children with Internet Service?

An excerpt from the very long Doe 1 v. Lamb, decided Tuesday by the Appellate Court of Connecticut, in an opinion by Judge Nina Elgo, joined by Judges Robert Clark and Dawne Westbrook: This civil action concerns the criminal conduct of the defendant Christopher Lamb, who, utilizing Internet services and computer devices provided by the defendant [Lamb's mother], hacked into the personal accounts of and harassed and exploited a number of innocent…