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joe

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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



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akudia

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Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

b




joe

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


laurnthompson

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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