In which situation is an employer likely to be subject to liability for damage caused by an independent contractor? Identify your answer choice and explain your answer.

A. A trucking company hires a driver as an independent contractor without checking to see if he has a valid driver's license and without checking his driving record, and the driverwho does not have a driver's license and has convictions for reckless drivingcauses a crash that injures several people.

B. An employer hires an independent contractor to carry out safety inspections required by law before hauling extremely dangerous chemicals, but the independent contractor fails to do so and someone is injured as a result.

C. A store owner directs his independent contractor to use deceptive sales tactics to get customers to buy the store's products, and customers are deceived as a result.

D. All of the above are likely to make the employer liable.