Question 1

Lenders are immune from liability under CERCLA if a contaminated property goes through foreclosure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In theAmerican Electric Power Co.v.Connecticut case discussed in the text,eight states,New York City,and land trusts sued electric power corporations for contributing to global warming in violation of federal common law and state nuisance law.How did the U.S.Supreme Court rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  The court ruled that no cause of action existed under either federal or state law because the case involved a nonjusticiable political question. 
B)  The court ruled that the plaintiffs could proceed to a jury trial under both federal common law and state nuisance law. 
C)  The court ruled that a cause of action under federal common law was available but that the plaintiffs could not proceed under state nuisance law. 
D)  The court ruled that a cause of action under federal common law was foreclosed but remanded the case for consideration of whether state nuisance law would provide a cause of action. 
A)  The court ruled that no cause of action existed under either federal or state law because the case involved a nonjusticiable political question. 
B)  The court ruled that the plaintiffs could proceed to a jury trial under both federal common law and state nuisance law. 
C)  The court ruled that a cause of action under federal common law was available but that the plaintiffs could not proceed under state nuisance law. 
D)  The court ruled that a cause of action under federal common law was foreclosed but remanded the case for consideration of whether state nuisance law would provide a cause of action.

Question 3

In the Pakootas v.Teck Cominco Metals,Inc.case discussed in the text,plaintiffs sued the defendant Canadian corporation in a United States court,regarding an order under CERCLA pertaining to its contamination of water in Canada that reached the U.S.Was the Canadian corporation subject to the courts of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The court ruled that the defendant lacked the minimum contacts necessary to require it to submit to the jurisdiction of a U.S.court. 
B)  The court ruled that subject matter jurisdiction did not exist. 
C)  The court ruled that the defendant was subject to jurisdiction in the U.S.court. 
D)  The court ruled that the defendant lacked the minimum contacts necessary to require it to submit to the jurisdiction of a U.S.court and that subject matter jurisdiction did not exist. 
A)  The court ruled that the defendant lacked the minimum contacts necessary to require it to submit to the jurisdiction of a U.S.court. 
B)  The court ruled that subject matter jurisdiction did not exist. 
C)  The court ruled that the defendant was subject to jurisdiction in the U.S.court. 
D)  The court ruled that the defendant lacked the minimum contacts necessary to require it to submit to the jurisdiction of a U.S.court and that subject matter jurisdiction did not exist.

Question 4

In the Monsanto Co.v.Geertson Seed Farmscase discussed in the text,the court analyzed the issue of __________,or whether the plaintiffs would suffer a(n)__________ traceable to a challenged act that would be redressed by a favorable decision.

Accepted Answer

A)  industry protection, concrete injury 
B)  national ambient air quality standards, concrete injury 
C)  standing, concrete injury 
D)  public nuisance, concrete injury 
A)  industry protection, concrete injury 
B)  national ambient air quality standards, concrete injury 
C)  standing, concrete injury 
D)  public nuisance, concrete injury

Question 5

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico led to the largest accidental oil spill in history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

CASE 15.1 Utility Air Regulatory Group v.EPA (2014),involved a question of whether the EPA's regulation of __________ for passenger vehicles triggered permits for __________ that emit greenhouse gases.

Accepted Answer

A)  pollution, stationary sources 
B)  greenhouse gas emissions, statutory sources 
C)  greenhouse gas emissions, commercial trucking vehicles 
D)  greenhouse gas emissions, stationary sources 
A)  pollution, stationary sources 
B)  greenhouse gas emissions, statutory sources 
C)  greenhouse gas emissions, commercial trucking vehicles 
D)  greenhouse gas emissions, stationary sources

Lenders are immune from liability under CERCLA if a contaminated property goes through foreclosure.

In theAmerican Electric Power Co.v.Connecticut case discussed in the text,eight states,New York City,and land trusts sued electric power corporations for contributing to global warming in violation of federal common law and state nuisance law.How did the U.S.Supreme Court rule?

In the Monsanto Co.v.Geertson Seed Farmscase discussed in the text,the court analyzed the issue of ,or whether the plaintiffs would suffer a(n) traceable to a challenged act that would be redressed by a favorable decision.

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico led to the largest accidental oil spill in history.

CASE 15.1 Utility Air Regulatory Group v.EPA (2014),involved a question of whether the EPA's regulation of for passenger vehicles triggered permits for that emit greenhouse gases.

Law, Value Creation, and Risk Management.

Ethics and the Law.

Sources of Law, Courts, and Dispute Resolution.

Constitutional Bases for Business Regulation.

Agency.

Administrative Law.

Contracts.

Sales, Licensing, and E-Commerce.

Torts and Privacy Protection.

Product Liability.

Intellectual Property.

The Employment Agreement.

Civil Rights and Employment Discrimination.

Criminal Law.

Antitrust.

Consumer Protection.

Real Property and Land Use.

Forms of Business Organizations.

Directors, Officers, and Controlling Shareholders.

Public and Private Offerings of Securities.

Securities Fraud and Insider Trading.

Debtor-Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy.

International Law and Transactions.

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Exam 15: Environmental Law and Sustainability.

Lenders are immune from liability under CERCLA if a contaminated property goes through foreclosure.

In theAmerican Electric Power Co.v.Connecticut case discussed in the text,eight states,New York City,and land trusts sued electric power corporations for contributing to global warming in violation of federal common law and state nuisance law.How did the U.S.Supreme Court rule?

In the Monsanto Co.v.Geertson Seed Farmscase discussed in the text,the court analyzed the issue of __________,or whether the plaintiffs would suffer a(n)__________ traceable to a challenged act that would be redressed by a favorable decision.

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico led to the largest accidental oil spill in history.

CASE 15.1 Utility Air Regulatory Group v.EPA (2014),involved a question of whether the EPA's regulation of __________ for passenger vehicles triggered permits for __________ that emit greenhouse gases.

Law, Value Creation, and Risk Management.

Ethics and the Law.

Sources of Law, Courts, and Dispute Resolution.

Constitutional Bases for Business Regulation.

Agency.

Administrative Law.

Contracts.

Sales, Licensing, and E-Commerce.

Torts and Privacy Protection.

Product Liability.

Intellectual Property.

The Employment Agreement.

Civil Rights and Employment Discrimination.

Criminal Law.

Antitrust.

Consumer Protection.

Real Property and Land Use.

Forms of Business Organizations.

Directors, Officers, and Controlling Shareholders.

Public and Private Offerings of Securities.

Securities Fraud and Insider Trading.

Debtor-Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy.

International Law and Transactions.

Filters

In the Monsanto Co.v.Geertson Seed Farmscase discussed in the text,the court analyzed the issue of ,or whether the plaintiffs would suffer a(n) traceable to a challenged act that would be redressed by a favorable decision.

CASE 15.1 Utility Air Regulatory Group v.EPA (2014),involved a question of whether the EPA's regulation of for passenger vehicles triggered permits for that emit greenhouse gases.