In which of the following situations has the court ruled a duty of care does NOT exist?
A) police force to warn women of a rapist in the area
B) building inspector to warn house purchasers of a problem in a newly constructed house
C) psychiatrist for not warning people one of their patient's threatened to kill them
D) doctor to motorists for not taking away a driver's license from a patient incapable of driving
E) a duty of care exists in all of the above situations
C
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The prescribed penalty for individuals found guilty of the theft of trade secrets is
A. up to 15 years in prison and fines up to $500,000. B. expulsion from the United States and/or revocation of citizenship. C. life in prison with chance of parole after 25 years. D. 30 years in prison and fines to be determined by the courts. E. up to 25 years in prison and fines up to $10 million.
Constructive delivery is always necessary for gifts of intangible personal property.?
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Beth owned an original United States flag. She had previously loaned the flag to Ross, a lawyer, so that he could display the flag on the wall behind his office desk. One day while visiting Ross in his office and admiring the flag, Beth said to Ross, "You are so fond of that flag, I would like you to have it!" Ross responded with a gracious "thank you." In this situation A) Beth has not made a
valid, binding gift of the flag because gifts are never binding and can always be revoked by the donor. B) Beth has not made a valid, binding gift of the flag because the donor must deliver the property to the donee, which was not done here. C) Beth has made a valid, binding gift if Beth agreed to give the flag in exchange for Ross's legal services. D) Beth has made a valid, binding gift because she intended to transfer present ownership to Ross and Ross accepted the flag.
When calculating a confidence interval, you find a lower bound of 10 and an upper bound of 15. Choose the correct interpretation of this interval.
a. 95% of samples of the same size drawn from the population will fall beyond 10 and 15. b. 95% of samples of the same size drawn from the population will fall between 10 and 15. c. There is a 95% chance that the population mean is between 10 and 15. d. There is a 95% chance that our sample mean accurately represents the population mean.