Force majeure clauses:

Fill in the blanks: With the Hyatt Skywalk collapse contractors decided to change the design which resulted in double loading of connections between the fourth floor bridge and the atrium roof. __________ and ________ had been designed to hold the weight of each walkway and any people standing on it. The new design change, though apparently subtle, was enough to critically undermine the safety of the structures. 

The United States court system can be described as: (R)

Assume Sprocket Gears (Sprocket) requests a quote from the Metal Company (Metal) for titanium ingots. Metal Company only makes metal ingots and has been in business for over one hundred years. The company sends to Sprocket a signed offer to sell 100 ingots at $200 per ingot. The offer is good for ten days. Sprocket telephones Metal Company and accepts the offer a month after receiving it but Metal Company’s business manager refuses to fulfill the order. Sprocket brings a claim against Metal. What is the most likely result?         (R)

Laws that shield individuals who help others in need from liability for injuries are called: (R)

The Missouri Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, and Land Surveyors determined that the engineers employed by Jack D. Gillum and Associates who had approved the final drawings had committed gross negligence and engaged in misconduct and unprofessional conduct in the practice of engineering. 

Appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court starts with a Writ of: (R)

For which of the following is a defendant’s intent to kill irrelevant? (R)

ConstructCo was involved in a landfill operation next to a busy highway. At various times large heaps of dirt were piled up on the site. The construction superintendent noted that some small children that lived in a nearby residential development had taken to sledding down the mounds of dirt. Since the dirt sloped down towards the highway, the superintendent realized that it might be dangerous for  the children. He considered  moving the mounds but decided instead to post signs around the landfill site. The signs were situated every 10 yards, and stated in bold letters, “NO TRESPASSING – NO SLEDDING.” Despite the signs which he saw and read, Peter, a 10 year old neighborhood child, brought his sled to the development. He slid down one of the  mounds of dirt and was propelled into the highway, where he was struck by a car and seriously injured. Assume the jurisdiction follows traditional contributory negligence rules. Is ConstructCo liable for Peter’s injuries?

John planned to hold up his neighborhood market. One day he sat at the bus stop, near the market, watching to see when would be the best time. When he saw that the market was empty, he got up, walked over to the market, opened the door and went inside. He walked up to the counter with his hand in his jacket pocket to simulate a gun. Before the clerk could turn around to see what John wanted, Sara entered the market, startling John, who turned and ran out the door. On a charge of attempted robbery, John should be found: 458