A split appeals court has ruled companies can be sued under a state law that grants recovery for gender violence.Citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial opinion in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, among others, a state panel has suggested entities can be treated as people when their employees commit gender-based acts of battery or assault.The 3rd District Appellate Court majority acknowledged it couldn’t come up with an unequivocal answer to the certified question in the case. The Rule 308 …