Matthew Is a Truck Driver for Arcturaes Inc

Matthew is a truck driver for Arcturaes Inc. He transports the supplies from a vendor to the company and returns the company truck to Arcturaes. He is not authorized to make any stops while transporting goods. After collecting the goods from the vendor, Matthew stops at a pub where he makes defamatory statements about a third party. Which of the following statements is true of this scenario?

A) Both Matthew and Arcturaes are liable as Arcturaes is a disclosed principal.
B) Both Matthew and Arcturaes are liable as Matthew committed the tort within the scope of his employment.
C) Arcturaes is not liable as Matthew was in an unauthorized location according to company rules.
D) If both Arcturaes and Matthew are found to be jointly and severally liable, Matthew would have to pay most of the damages based on the "deep pocket" concept.