A Small Business Customer Slips on a Wet Floor (Due

question 70

Multiple Choice

A small business customer slips on a wet floor (due to a slow water leak) , falls, and breaks an arm. Damages that could potentially be awarded to the customer might include

• A) economic because the customer has a loss of physical abilities.
• B) noneconomic because the customer has medical bills.
• C) punitive due to the leak.
• D) compensatory to cover the cost of repairing the leak.

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Definitions:

Methane Gas

A colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, CH4, which occurs naturally as a byproduct of decomposition and is used as a fuel.

Cave Collapses

The sudden failure or falling in of a cave roof or walls, often resulting in a sinkhole or depression at the surface.

Groundwater

Water that is found beneath the earth's surface, filling the spaces between rocks and forming aquifers.

Acidic Waters

Water with a pH less than 7, often resulting from natural processes such as volcanic emissions or anthropogenic sources like pollution.