Use the Fact Situation in Q12 to Answer the Related

question 49

Multiple Choice

Use the fact situation in Q12 to answer the related question that follows. Assume that John went to a local newspaper and told it about the results of the tests on the company's new line of cars and the newspaper published the story.Also assume that the company finds out that John was the one who gave the story to the newspaper and summarily fires John.In this case the company has committed the offence of

• A)criminal negligence causing bodily harm.
• B)whistle-blowing retaliation.
• C)distributing false statements.
• D)criminal fraud.
• E)all of the above

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