A river overflows its banks, flooding the basement of a nearby house. To avoid liability, the

carrier of the flood insurance policy for the house most likely will claim that since the river had never
before overflown its banks, this involved

A) indemnification B) an unavoidable accident
C) the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur D) an Act of God


D

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In the context of ADR, the decision rendered by an arbitrator is called a(n)?

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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