Intracorporate Conspiracy Doctrine

The Intracorporate Conspiracy Doctrine is a common-law doctrine in American law that states that members of a corporation, such as employees, cannot be held to have conspired among themselves because the corporation and its agents constitute a single actor for purposes of the law. Therefore, it is reasoned that no plurality of actors is needed to constitute a conspiracy.{{Cite journal|last=Prisbe|first=John T|title=Comments: The Intracorporate Conspiracy Doctrine|url=http://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1471&context=ublr|journal=University of Baltimore Law Review|volume=16|issue=3}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bna.com/civil-conspiracy-parent-n17179891713|title=Civil Conspiracy Between Parent Corporations and Wholly Owned Subsidiaries: A National Survey|website=www.bna.com|access-date=2017-11-09}} However, the doctrine is held not to apply in some areas of law. Furthermore, some areas of law are not uniformly applied the same way throughout the federal circuits.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jha.com/us/blog/?blogID=254|title=jha.com - Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC - Complex Lit Blog|website=www.jha.com|access-date=2017-11-09}}{{Cite news|url=https://nahmodlaw.com/2012/10/08/section-1983-and-the-intracorporate-conspiracy-doctrine/|title=Section 1983 and the Intracorporate Conspiracy Doctrine|date=2012-10-08|work=Nahmod Law|access-date=2017-11-09|language=en-US}}