People Often Complain About Price Gouging After a Disaster Such

question 82

Multiple Choice

People often complain about price gouging after a disaster such as a hurricane. Suppose the government successfully prevented price increases due to the disaster. We would expect

• A) reconstruction to take longer because the quantity supplied of new materials would increase more slowly.
• B) reconstruction to take less time because the demand for materials would increase faster.
• C) reconstruction never to occur.
• D) reconstruction to take less time because the government could rebuild more quickly when people are not in the way.

Understand the concept of affirmative defenses and how they are used in responding to complaints.

Explain the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) as they relate to discovery, deadlines, and limitations on interrogatories.

Describe the procedures and significance of pretrial orders and scheduling in the litigation process.

Understand the consequences and potential treatments for hydrocephaly.

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