If a defendant company was found to have secretly dumped hazardous chemicals in a pond next to plaintiff's property, the court would be likely to hold that the:
a. defendant was disposing of pollutants according to industry standards and, although plaintiff was injured, the defendant was not liable under nuisance law
b. defendant breached a duty of care to the plaintiff by dumping the pollutants into the pond and was responsible for plaintiff's injuries under negligence law
c. plaintiff was negligent when he breached a duty of care by not taking adequate precautions to protect his property from being damaged by the pollutants dumped by the defendant.
d. defendant's actions were so outrageous it constituted a taking under the common law
e. defendant was strictly liable for plaintiff's injuries because its pollutants contaminated the surface and ground water
Question 2
Most companies that file Chapter 11 bankruptcies have assets worth:
a. more than 1 million b. less than 1 million c. more than 1 billion d. more than 5 billion e. at least 5 million
Pond-apple
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The Stillwater Mining Company
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