Can APA or a Division be held responsible for the actions of its members even when they do not know about, approve of, or benefit from activities?
Yes. This falls under the category of apparent authority. As long as volunteers or staff appears to outsiders to be acting with the associations approval, the U.S. Supreme Court has determined that a professional association is liable for antitrust violations arising from volunteer activities. This can also be the case for all other legal violations, including the tax laws, formation or breaches of contracts, copyright or trademark violations, defamation, etc.
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