Snickerdoodles, Inc. is a daycare agency that hires Charis t…

Snickerdoodles, Inc. is a daycare agency that hires Charis to work with the toddlers.  Charis assaults one of the toddlers, whose parents sue Snickerdoodles.  It turns out that if Snickerdoodles had done a background check on Charis, it would have discovered a history of felonies and jail time for violence.  Which of the following is the likely result of the lawsuit?