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Answer each question in a short, typed paragraph or two. Your responses must be neatly typed, and free of major grammatical and spelling errors. Be specific – points will be deducted for vague or incoherent answers, as well as spelling and grammar problems. It’s always a good idea to make it easy for instructors/supervisors to give you credit for your work! 1) Case Study: Amy West suffered severe lacerations (cuts) on her legs from flying glass, when a bottle of carbonated soda exploded in a grocery store. She claimed that she was reaching for a bottle of the same soda on a higher shelf, and that a bottle on the bottom shelf violently exploded, without warning. Amy is suing the grocery store and the soda manufacturer for damages and …show more content…

Clearly state how each of these two tenets should be interpreted when considering this situation. Code 10 will be of great importance. Code ten states that the officer should never tolerate harassment which is what the other attorney was trying to do. In other terms, Dan should not let the soda company as well as the grocery store owner, lawyers harass him with words through twisting of facts. Instead he should use his skills and expertise and defend the victim. Code two will also be very effective in this case. The code states that he should provide advisory services to the clients and consider further disclosure if warranted. b) How would you recommend Dan respond? Specifically state the action you recommend, and justify your response, drawing guidance from the ethical tenets which you identified above. From the scenario and the codes and ethics of his work, Dan should state the facts that the explosion is the one that caused the glass to fall and break down hence causing the injury to the victim foot. The breaking was spontaneous. 2) During an oil refinery startup, it is discovered that a drain valve has become blocked on a large tank that is meant to hold a toxic and highly flammable solvent. The tank was left partially filled with water after cleaning, and a large quantity of solvent was charged into the tank before the water was

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