A Director of a Corporation Knowingly Releases a Dangerous Drug

question 17

Multiple Choice

A director of a corporation knowingly releases a dangerous drug with the knowledge that 10 percent of those who take the drug will die. He illegally falsifies testing data to get the drug approved. Which of the following is true of his liability?

• A) He can be held personally responsible for his crimes.
• B) He cannot be held responsible for his actions because the corporation released the drug.
• C) He can be held personally responsible only if the company was not a C-corporation.
• D) He cannot be held responsible if the board of directors approved the release of the drug.
• E) He cannot be held responsible unless he was at least the executive vice president.

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