$3)$ Please answer the following question: Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, also known as vicarious liability, in which one of the following scenarios would the employer be held liable for the actions of an employee? $(**$Please choose the correct answer from $($A$-$D$).$

A$)$ Professor Martinez decides that teaching courses at a community college and a state university is too much work, so the professor decides to rob Chase Bank and then escape to the beaches of Italy instead. The professor$$s plans fail when the teller at the bank realizes her weapon is her son's Nerf gun. While Martinez is in jail awaiting trial, the teller decides to sue Dr$.$ Crawford and the state university.

B$)$ Sally Jones works from home as an independent contractor performing medical coding services for Steward Healthcare. Sally has Joe Citizen contracted to put a deck on the back of her house and then refuses to pay him when he is done. Joe tries to sue Steward.

C$)$ Taylor Swift is on tour being paid by Acme Tours America. Right before she is about to launch into one of her greatest hits, she yells a defamatory statement into the microphone. She yells, "JLo doesn't sing any of her songs live and uses Autotune on her albums." JLo sues Acme Tours.

D$)$ Joe Citizen is stocking the shelves at Market Basket and drops a glass bottle of olive oil on the ground, and it breaks, spilling oil all over the ground. He is slow to clean it up$,$ and Sally Jones slips on the oil and breaks her ankle.