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• Question 1
A statute of ________ prevents recovery for product injuries by limiting the time period for recovery from the date when the injury occurred. • Question 2 In Ramirez v. Plough, Inc., the case in the text involving the provision of warnings for non-English-speaking Hispanics, the California Supreme Court held that a manufacturer of nonprescription drugs has a duty to warn purchasers about the dangers of its products in ______. • Question 3 Which of the following members of the chain of distribution cannot be strictly liable in a products lawsuit? • Question 4 Sam wants to sue a book publisher based on strict product liability in tort because he became ill after eating food he prepared based on a book containing information regarding herbs that were safe for consumption. Which of the following is the publisher’s best defense? • Question 5 On a failure to warn claim, adequate warnings and instructions for a product’s safe use can shield a manufacturer from liability for a • Question 6 Under the doctrine of _________, when a person voluntarily and unreasonably assumes the risk of a known danger, the manufacturer is not liable for any resulting injury. • Question 7 In regard to successor liability, courts applying the ______ look for constancy between the buyer and seller to determine whether the successor company is essentially a mere continuation or reincarnation of the predecessor entity. • Question 8 Which state court was the first to adopt the doctrine of strict product liability? • Question 9 A ________ defect occurs when, even though the product is manufactured according to specifications, it is unreasonably dangerous to users. • Question 10 What was the result in James v. Meow Media Inc., the case in the text addressing whether a video game manufacturer was strictly liable for a teenager’s shooting spree? • Question 11 __________ is the publication of statements derogatory to the quality of the plaintiff’s business, to the business in general or to the plaintiff’s personal affairs in order to discourage others from dealing with him or her? • Question 12 The U.S. Supreme Court has held that in order for a public official or public figure to recover damages for defamation by a media defendant, there must be a showing of • Question 13 In which of the following situations would the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur apply? • Question 14 The wrongful interference with the right to the quiet use and enjoyment of land is associated with the tort of • Question 15 Which of the following is the exercise of dominion and control over the personal property, rather than the real property, of another? • Question 16 Which of the following does not involve liability for an intentional tort? • Question 17 The _________ doctrine imposes liability for physical injury to child trespassers caused by artificial conditions on the land. • Question 18 Which of the following is the best defense to negligence? • Question 19 Under which of the following systems may a plaintiff recover for any amount of the defendant’s negligence, even if the plaintiff was the more negligent party? • Question 20 Under the doctrine of _______ liability, once the court determines that multiple defendants are at fault, the plaintiff may collect the entire judgment from any one of them, regardless of the degree of that defendant’s fault. • Question 1 What type of efficiency exists when competition among individual producers drives all but the lowest-cost producers of goods or services out of the market? • Question 2 A design dictated by function may be protected by a(n) ________ patent. • Question 3 Mandy purchased a business law book and used it during her business law class. She later loaned the book to Steven, and then to Christen. Another student accused her of copyright violation and threatened to report her to the book publisher and also to her school’s ethics board. Did Mandy violate the copyright laws? • Question 4 Under the ________ use doctrine, under certain circumstances, a person may infringe the copyright owner’s exclusive rights without liability in the course of such activities as news reporting, education, scholarship, or research. • Question 5 What did the court rule in the case in which Holiday Inn claimed that by using a similar number a travel agency infringed Holiday Inns’ trademark in its vanity toll-free telephone number? • Question 6 When may a defendant be held liable for vicarious copyright liability? • Question 7 Which of the following is not true regarding current U.S. copyright law? • Question 8 Which of the following is not a part of a patent application? • Question 9 The duration of a copyright granted to a known individual, not a work done for hire, will be • Question 10 The _________ doctrine provides that copyright protection does not extend to the useful application of an idea.

• Question 1 The Clean Air Act does not require which of the following? • Question 2 Company X was responsible for 40% of the environmental pollutants on a hazardous waste site whereas Company Z was responsible for the remaining 60%. Under CERCLA which of the following is true regarding the imposition of liability on the parties? • Question 3 Abandoned or historically polluted sites are governed by the _______ whereas the _______ covers current and future hazardous waste treatment facilities. • Question 4 Which of the following is currently the world’s top carbon polluter? • Question 5 Which of the following authorizes the federal government to take remedial action in response to a release of hazardous substances into the environment? • Question 6 Under CERCLA the Superfund money is spent • Question 7 The Environmental Protection Agency was created • Question 8 Which of the following laws applies to pesticide products? • Question 9 Most environmental laws are administered by the • Question 10 A[n] ______ is an effect of a purchase or use decision by one set of parties on others who did not have a choice and whose interest was not taken into account.

• Question 1 Before implementing a mandatory safety standard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission must find that ________ are inadequate. • Question 2 The ________ controls the disclosure of credit terms so that the consumer will be able to compare more readily the various credit terms available and avoid the uninformed use of credit. • Question 3 The _________ has the primary responsibility for regulating the packaging and labeling of commodities other than food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics. • Question 4 The Consumer Credit Protection Act limits the garnishment of wages to the lesser of _____ of the debtor’s disposable earnings for the week or the amount by which disposable earnings for the week exceed _____ times the current federal minimum hourly wage. • Question 5 The first step in the FDA approval process for new drugs is their classification by the ________ based on currently accepted medical use and potential for abuse. • Question 6 The FTC now requires used car sellers to affix a ________ to the cars that they sell. • Question 7 Which of the following was the result at the U.S. Supreme Court Level in Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, the case in the text challenging a district courts issuance of an injunction prohibiting the deregulation and use of Roundup Ready Alfalfa (RRA), an alfalfa plant genetically engineered to be tolerant of the active ingredient in Roundup? • Question 8 In general, the FDA will require prescription use only when a drug is _______. • Question 9 In relation to food, which of the following is considered an additive? • Question 10 Which of the following are protected categories under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act?

• Question 1 The FTC now requires used car sellers to affix a ________ to the cars that they sell. • Question 2 The ________ has primary responsibility for regulating the labeling of food • Question 3 Which of the following are protected categories under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act? • Question 4 Caveat emptor means, • Question 5 The first step in the FDA approval process for new drugs is their classification by the ________ based on currently accepted medical use and potential for abuse. • Question 6 ________ is the legal procedure by which a creditor may collect a debt by attaching a portion of a debtor’s weekly wages. • Question 7 The Truth-in-Lending Act provides consumers a right of ________ whenever their home is used as collateral for credit except for original construction or acquisition. • Question 8 Which of the following was the result at the U.S. Supreme Court Level in Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, the case in the text challenging a district courts issuance of an injunction prohibiting the deregulation and use of Roundup Ready Alfalfa (RRA), an alfalfa plant genetically engineered to be tolerant of the active ingredient in Roundup? • Question 9 In a _________, the seller offers the buyer a commission, rebate, or discount for furnishing the seller with a list of additional prospective customers. • Question 10 In relation to food, which of the following is considered an additive?