A Few State Courts Have Declared Their State's Statute of Repose

question 45

Multiple Choice

A few state courts have declared their state's statute of repose unconstitutional because it:

• A) gives people time from the date they discover their injury in which to bring their suit.
• B) refrains people to bring a suit who are injured by products such as asbestos or DES that cause injury immediately.
• C) denies people the right to seek redress for their injuries when they had no chance to discover their injuries within the statutory period.
• D) does not bar the bringing of a tort-based product liability suit after a certain number of years from the date the product is first sold to a user.

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Definitions:

Boat Conformation

A specific geometric arrangement of atoms in cyclic molecules resembling a boat, less stable than the chair conformation.

Cyclohexane

A cycloalkane composed of six carbon atoms arranged in a ring, with molecular formula C6H12, used as a solvent and in the manufacture of nylon.

Cis-1-Ethyl-3-Methylcyclohexane

A specific isomer of a six-membered ring compound with ethyl and methyl substituents in a cis configuration.

Stable Conformation

The most energetically favorable arrangement of atoms in a molecule that minimizes strain.