A homeowner contracted for construction of a custom-built, elevated deck in his backyard. The deck’s designer supervised the construction, which was carried out by several employees of a local building company. The homeowner was pleased with the appearance of the deck, but the first time he stepped on it, a support on one side of the deck gave way, causing the homeowner to fall and be injured. The homeowner brought an action joining the building company and the deck’s designer as defendants, alleging negligence. In his complaint, he alleged that he does not know which of the defendants is responsible for the damages.  Which of the following doctrines would be most helpful against the designer?

A bookie testified before a grand jury regarding allegedly illegal gambling activities. As a result, the bookie was indicted and a warrant was issued for the bookie’s arrest, along with a search warrant for the bookie’s home. The police went to the bookie’s home, informed him of the charges against him, and placed him in handcuffs. The officers then conducted a search of the bookie’s home and found a desk calendar, which had possibly incriminating information written on it relating to appointments. They seized the desk calendar and one of the officers asked the bookie what he had to say about their find. The bookie made an incriminating statement in response. Before trial, the prosecutor obtained an exemplar of the bookie’s handwriting to compare it with the handwriting on the calendar.  If introduced at trial, which of the following would most clearly violate the bookie’s Fifth Amendment self-incrimination rights?

On December 6, the owner of an electronics store sent a written request to a computer manufacturer asking for the price of a certain laptop computer. The manufacturer sent a written reply with a catalog listing the prices and descriptions of all of his available computers. The letter stated that the terms of sale were cash within 30 days of delivery. On December 14, by return letter, the store owner ordered the computer, enclosing a check for $4,000, the listed price. Immediately on receipt of the order and check, the manufacturer informed the store owner that there had been a pricing mistake in the catalog, which should have quoted the price as $4,300 for that computer. The store owner refused to pay the additional $300, arguing that his order of December 14 in which the $4,000 check was enclosed was a proper acceptance of the manufacturer’s offer.  In a suit for damages, will the manufacturer prevail?

A motorcyclist, a taxi driver, and a bus driver got into a three-vehicle accident. The motorcyclist sued the other drivers for personal injuries arising from the accident. In turn, and in the same case, the bus driver asserted a claim against the taxi driver for injuries arising out of that accident, and the taxi driver asserted a claim against the motorcyclist.  What are the bus driver’s and the taxi driver’s claims called?

The statutes of a state define the following crimes (with the most serious listed first):  First degree murder—Premeditated or intentional killing. Felony murder—Killing while in the act of committing a common law felony. Second degree murder—Killing with reckless disregard for the safety of others. Manslaughter—Killing with adequate provocation or through criminal negligence. A competitive camp counselor who was determined to have her team win a relay race decided to put a colorless and odorless drug into the other teams’ water bottles. The counselor wanted the other teams to become sick to their stomachs so that they could not run as fast in the race. The counselor knew that people could become very ill, or even die, if they consumed too large a quantity of the drug but she only intended to place a small amount in each water bottle. The day before the race, the counselor went into the nurse’s office and took a bottle of the drug. The next day she woke up early and went to the cafeteria to put small quantities of the drug into the other teams’ water bottles. She unintentionally put a large amount in a few of the water bottles. Several campers became extremely ill and one eventually died. What is the most serious crime for which the counselor may be convicted?

Charlie is a 29 year old Asian male who has been receiving aggressive chemotherapy for the past 2 months for a type of leukemia. He has lost 16 lbs. due to persistent nausea and vomiting despite the judicious use of anti-nausea/vomiting medications during this time. Charlie is admitted to the medical floor due to dehydration. His physician has decided to start parenteral nutrition via his implanted catheter in order to get Charlie through his next 2 rounds of chemotherapy because his prognosis for a cure is excellent. A consult for nutrition support has been ordered. MIV @ 120 mL/hr w/20 mEq Kcl. Current labs: Sodium: 138 (135-145)     Potassium: 4.5 (3.5-5.5)             Chloride: 104 (99-112) Bicarb: 24 (22-29)             Glucose: 96 (65-99)                    BUN: 9 (8-24)                Creatinine: 0.8 (0.6-1.1)   WBC: 5 (4-11)                   Phosphate: 2.6 (2.5-4.5)             Mg: 1.6 (1.5-2.5)           Triglycerides: 195   (

Jess has been on PN for the past 10 days. The following labs were from a blood draw this morning at 6 am. His PN is running at a goal rate of 85 mL/hour and he has a MIV running at 40 mL/hr. He has also been receiving other fluids from IV antibiotics and he received several fluid boluses yesterday due to a low blood pressure.   Current weight: 95 kg              Weight on admit: 87 kg (25 days ago)         I/Os: 4000/2800 (past 24 hrs) Temperature: 38.7° (101.6° F)    Fingersticks: 220 (6 u), 200 (6 u), 195 (4 u), 200 (6 u) Sodium: 135 (135-145)     Potassium: 5.4 (3.5-5.5)     Chloride: 100 (99-112) Bicarb: 26 (22-29)             Glucose: 240 (65-99)          BUN: 15 (8-24)           Creatinine: 0.9 (0.6-1.1)   WBC: 12.9 (4-11)              Phosphate: 4.5 (2.5-4.5)     Mg: 1.9 (1.5-2.5) Which of the following changes would you recommend regarding his PN?

Place the events that occur at a synapse in the correct order.

The Nervous System has two divisions. The Central Nervous System (CNS) and the _______ . The CNS includes two organs, the _______ and the _______    

Using your own words, describe the difference between temporal and spatial summation.