A company won a contract to do cleanup work following the 2010 explosion of the Deep water Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The company outsourced its hiring to a temporary staffing firm. The staffing firm hired “technicians” to serve as general laborers, manually removing tar balls from the coast. One of the technicians they hired was a man with a lengthy criminal history that included convictions for cruelty to a child in the first degree, robbery, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Although the man had been ordered to register as a sex offender following the latter conviction, he had not done so. The criminal history of this individual also included previous charges for simple battery, sexual battery, forcible rape, and attempted first-degree murder. As part of the application process, the man had signed a consent form permitting the staffing firm to conduct a background check. He had also stated on his application that he had no criminal history. Although the stated policies of both the contractor and the staffing firm were to conduct criminal background checks on all persons hired, the man was hired without a background check. About a month later, a female technician working at the same clean-up site became ill during the workday. As the man had been scheduled to work only a half-day that day, he offered to drive her home. On arriving at her home, the man allegedly forcibly raped the woman. The woman sued. Are the contractor and/or staffing firm liable for negligently hiring the employee who perpetrated this act? Why or why not?