Chris, CEO of XAM Corporation, denies that there was a corporate cover-up about the dangerous nature of the corporation’s product. Chris’s statement may be admissible in the trial against XAM for distributing a dangerous product as a(n):
a. Adoptive admission
b. Authorized admission
c. Admission by an agent
d. Chris’s statement is hearsay and is not admissible.
b. Authorized admission
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