Doctor Danica is a physician who's area of practice is general medicine -- essentially, likey your family doctor. Doctor Danica maintains a practice where she sees her regular patients.

Coastal Distributing, a warehouse company, requires all of its new employee candidates to undergo a health assessment and physical exam to check for specific issues that might make them physically unfit for the job. Coastal enters into a contract with Doctor Danica to conduct these examinations. The contract specifies the exact types of examination Doctor Danica is to conduct and the contract mandates that Doctor Danica submit to Coastal a specific form for each exam outlining the results and findings of the exam. Coastal then makes the determination as to whether the employee candidate is physically qualified for the job.

Paul is an employee candidate for Coastal and is sent to Doctor Danica for the required health assessment and physical exam. While performing the exam, Doctor Danica negligently injures Paul. Paul sues both Doctor Danica and Coastal Distributing.

Which of the following is true? Choose ALL that apply.

Group of answer choices

A. Coastal can be liable if Doctor Danica is considered to be an independent contractor

B. Danica cannot be liable because the exams were specified by Coastal

C. Danica can be liable because Danica performed the exam

D. Coastal can be vicariously liable if Danica is found to be an employee of Coastal