A company hired independent contractors to sell their products door-to-door. One sales rep, who had a criminal history, assaulted a customer, who sued the parent company. You would expect the court to hold the company liable for negligence.

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The company may be held liable for negligence in this situation because they hired an individual with a criminal history as an independent contractor, which could be viewed as a failure to exercise reasonable care in selecting employees.

A Company Hired Independent Contractors to Sell Their Products Door-To-Door