What Was the Result in the Case of U

question 41

Multiple Choice

What was the result in the case of U.S.v.Park,the case in which the defendant,the president of a national food-chain corporation,claimed he should not be held liable for allowing food in a warehouse to be exposed to rodent contamination because he had delegated responsibility to subordinates?

• A)The court dismissed all claims against him because of insufficient proof of negligence.
• B)The court refused to dismiss claims against him because of insufficient proof of delegation.
• C)The court dismissed all claims against him because of insufficient proof that he had actively allowed contamination.
• D)The court refused to dismiss claims against him because of proof that he had responsibility and authority to prevent the contamination or to correct it and failed to do so.
• E)The court refused to dismiss claims against him because the offense was a strict liability offense.

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