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ostensible agent n. a person who has been given the appearance of being an employee or acting (an agent) for another (principal), which would make anyone dealing with the ostensible agent reasonably believe he/she was an employee or agent. This could include giving the ostensible agent stationery or forms of the company, letting him/her use the company truck, telephone, or desk in the company office. Businesses should be careful not to allow such situations in which an ostensible agent could bind the business on a contract or make the apparent employer responsible for damages for an accident, libel or assault by the "agent." (See: apparent authority, ostensible authority) |
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The court found the physician was an ostensible agent of the HMO because the HMO represented that its primary care physicians were carefully screened and fully qualified physicians who would render competent medical care. Einstein Medical Center, wherein the HMO's independent contract provider was found to be an ostensible agent of the HMO. First, the court found that the consulting physician could be viewed the ostensible agent of Kaiser. |
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