Sweety Cola and Bubbly Cola Are Competitors in the Cola

question 19

Multiple Choice

Sweety Cola and Bubbly Cola are competitors in the cola market.As part of a recent advertising campaign,Sweety claimed that its cola has zero calories;Bubbly's cola has caused cancer in laboratory rats;Bubbly sells its cola in bottles that actually belong to other beverage manufacturers;and Bubbly sells its cola in bottles that are designed to make consumers believe that they are buying Sweety's cola.Bubbly has sued Sweety for the tort of injurious falsehood.Sweety may be held liable if

• A)its cola has more than zero calories.
• B)Bubbly Cola has not caused cancer in laboratory rats.
• C)Bubbly does occasionally sell its cola in bottles that belong to other beverage manufacturers.
• D)Bubbly does occasionally sell its cola in bottles that are designed to make consumers believe that they are buying Sweety's cola.
• E)its comments caused Bubbly to suffer an economic loss,even though all of those statements were true.

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