Manny hires Wade Wilson as a machinist at a toy katana factory. One morning Wade gets into a verbal altercation with Slade, a fellow machinist. Later that day, Wade attacks Slade with one of the toy swords. Slade loses his right eye because of the attack.
Later it turns out that Wade had been previously arrested, charged, and convicted of carrying an illegal weapon on the job site and making a terroristic threat. Can Slade sue Manny?
Group of answer choices
Yes, under the theory of respondeat superior
Yes, under the theory of negligent hiring
Yes, but only if Manny retains Wade
No. But he can sue for copyright infringement because the character of Wade Wilson is obviously a rip-off