A Company Has Been Sued for Damages as a Result

question 49

Essay

A company has been sued for damages as a result of illness caused to local residents due to the emission of highly toxic chemicals from its plant.The company's legal firm advises that it is probable that the company will lose the suit and that it probably will result in a judgment of $2 million to $10 million in damages.However, the legal firm believes that the most probable amount o the loss will be $6 million, and that the suit will be terminated about three years hence.The company has no other lawsuits pending.
(a)Should the company disclose this event in the year the suit was filed? (check one)No;
________ Note only; A loss in the income statement.
(b)If a loss should be reported, give the journal entry required:

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Definitions:

Hedonistic Calculus

A method proposed by utilitarian philosophers for calculating the moral rightness of an action based on the net pain or pleasure it produces.

Elements

Fundamental components or essential parts that make up a larger system or concept.

Ethical Action

Behavior or conduct that is right, good, and beneficial to both the individual and society, based on ethical principles.

Consequentialism

A moral theory that judges the rightness or wrongness of an action based on the outcomes or consequences it produces.