A lot has happened sinceCaroline'sdisastrous first day as owner of Bellagio's Italian Restaurant.First, she changed the name toBellissimo's Italian Restaurant and formed an LLC.Her business is now called Bellissimo's Italian Restaurant, LLC.Next, she verified the employment status of the entire staff and worked with her lawyers to resolve all outstanding legal matters.In large part to giving all guest an $9.99 five-course dinner and free drinks on opening night, the restaurant has been a huge success.It was full every night and reservations were hard to get.The money was rolling in.

Caroline is the owner of Bellissimo's.The accident your employee delivery driver got in on your opening night still haunts her.She was shocked to learn that she was responsible for the torts of her employees and the family of the victims treated her like she was the one who drove the car.Caroline vowed to never let that happen again.She pledged to only hire Independent Contractors to make deliveries from that day forward.

Caroline replaced her first delivery driver with DeFord.She tells him that he is being hired as an Independent Contractor and required him to read and sign an Independent Contractor Agreement.DeFord was required to use his own car and have his own auto insurance with liability limits of at least $250,000/$500,000.He is to be paid $10 per delivery, plus tips.Caroline required him to wear a uniform that included a branded shirt and hat.He was required to put two large magnetic signs on his car.He was required to work 5:00pm to 11:00pm Tuesday - Saturday.The Independent Contractor Agreement prevented him from working as a delivery driver for any other restaurant and that he was to be exclusive for Bellissimo's.Caroline assigned DeFord to a specific geographic territory and he was only permitted one 15-minute break during each shift.

At 8:30pm Anna assigned DeFord to make a delivery to Jacoyia's house at 45 Oakhurst Way, approximately five miles away.He knows this will not be a short trip and that Jacoyia is a notoriously small tipper.Therefore, DeFord wanted to get there and back as quickly as possible.DeFord leaves with the food and drives as fast as possible in the direction of Jacoyia's house.As he approached the intersection of Peachtree Street and Peachtree Way the light for his direction of travel was switching from green to yellow.DeFord floors the pedal to try to beat the light.DeFord enters the intersection on a solid red light, at a very high rate of speed and crashed into a family of four, killing all aboard.

News of the accident makes its way to Anna Anna says "Thank goodness DeFord was an Independent Contractor.I am not responsible for my delivery driver's tort this time!!"

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