an automobile manufacturer using Just In Time inventory management hired a truck driver to deliver parts and material from a nearby warehouse to the manufacturing facility. it turns out the driver has a record of moving violation convictions, including DUI's, as well as convictions for certain violent crimes. somehow, the auto manufacturer missed these convictions in the hiring process. while making a delivery, the driver gets into a dispute with a worker at the warehouse and beasts the worker so bad he ends up in the hospital. on his way back to the plant, the driver stops at a gas station to fuel up the truck. to even out from the fight, he buys and downs most of a fifth of vodka. he then runs a red-light and crushes a car with a famil;y of four in ti. both the warehouse worker and the family of four sue the driver's employer claiming it is liable for the injuries they suffered as a result of the truck driver's actions. does the employer have significant exposure to liability under these facts?