A “wind farm” was constructed on the open land next to a gas station where a mechanic is employed. The huge windmills generated electrical power and oscillated at low speeds, resulting in very low-frequency but high-amplitude sound waves that caused extreme discomfort in a substantial minority of people. The mechanic is one of the people adversely affected by such sound waves; the vibrations from the windmills give him severe headaches and upset his immune system. If the mechanic brings an action for nuisance against the wind farm owners and loses, what is the most likely explanation?

Some teenage boys on spring break were canoeing on a river when their canoe overturned. A nearby fisherman overheard the teens’ cries for help and immediately dove into the river to rescue them. The fisherman hit his head on some hidden rocks and suffered a head injury. If the fisherman sues the teens to recover damages and prevails, what is the likely reason?

A student purchased a chemistry set from the manufacturer through its website. The set contained printed warnings instructing users to mix the chemicals only according to the formulas provided. Nevertheless, the student combined a variety of chemicals in an attempt to make an adhesive remover. The chemicals he mixed generated toxic fumes, which caused him to suffer lung damage. The student brought a strict liability action against the manufacturer. If the court decides in favor of the manufacturer, what is the likely explanation?

At an intersection, a motorist’s car struck the car of a mother who was driving her teenage son to school. The mother was killed in the collision. The mother’s estate brought a wrongful death action against the motorist on behalf of the mother’s son and daughter, her sole heirs. At trial, evidence introduced by the estate established that the motorist drove through a red light at the intersection. Evidence introduced by the motorist showed that the son was showing his mother a video on his phone just before the collision occurred. May the evidence introduced by the motorist be used against the estate?

Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, with certain exceptions not relevant here, the federal government is liable only for negligence. A federally owned and operated nuclear reactor emitted substantial quantities of radioactive matter that settled on a nearby dairy farm, killing the dairy herd and contaminating the soil.  At the trial of an action brought against the federal government by the dairy farm’s owner, the trier of fact found that the nuclear plant had a sound design but that a valve made by the Acme Engineering Company had malfunctioned and allowed the radioactive matter to escape, that Acme Engineering Company is universally regarded as a quality manufacturer of components for nuclear plants, and that there was no way the federal government could have anticipated or prevented the emission of the radioactive matter. If there is no other applicable statute, for whom should the trial judge enter judgment?

Which type of symbiotic relationship is depicted when corals provide housing for algae and algae provide food for the coral?

The stigma of a flower is:

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Sharks differ from bony fishes in that they have:

Which of the following viruses has the following characteristics:a. Sexually transmittedb. May cause cancer and warts on skin, respiratory tract and genitalsc. A vaccine is available at 12 years of age to prevent symptoms at a later age