Which of the Following Actions Would Result in a Successful

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions would result in a successful tort action by the person or persons wronged? Assume that all persons involved learn these facts.

• A)An accountant accurately prepared the financial statements of a corporation that he knew would be used by a potential investor,Mr.Lam.Lam,relying on the statements,invested $10 000 and lost it all.
• B)Ed became sick from consuming too much alcohol that he had purchased from the store.
• C)When Jed accidentally dropped a board and broke Al's glasses,Al threw a cup at Jed,but Jed saw it coming and moved away in time to avoid being hit.
• D)Mr.Meen wrote a letter to the editor of the Vancouver Sun in which he criticized the mayor of Vancouver.
• E)A store detective stopped Joan after she left the shop because he saw her leave with candy she hadn't paid for.She had slipped the candy into her pocket.He detained her for 20 minutes until the police arrived.

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Definitions:

Surface Bargaining

A term used in labor relations to describe negotiations between a union and employer that are not intended to reach a meaningful agreement.

Distributive Bargaining

A negotiation strategy where parties aim to divide a fixed amount of resources, often resulting in a win-lose scenario.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in economic theory or game theory where one participant's gain or loss is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the other participants.

Constant-Sum Game

A situation in game theory in which the sum of the participants' gains and losses is constant, meaning what one gains, another loses.