LAW 122 Quiz: In-class Case Analysis

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 122
• Professor: Alexander Stack

Document Summary

By shrinking the shelf life from twelve months to six, without any scientific backup, legal and ethical implications are likely to apply. These implications are not only on its consumers, but also on the shareholders of bendova pharmaceuticals ltd. itself. From a legal standpoint, to begin with, the organization may be subject to a deceit tort. Brenda, or the organization would be called upon litigation for changing the expiry date to a false one. A false statement, especially on information pertaining to health risks costing people"s lives, would certainly be punishable with tort of deceit. This would be very applicable, considering some people died due to consumption after the drug"s true expiry date, which was not disclosed in brenda"s new action plan. Furthermore, from an ethical standpoint, deception on the expiration date conflicts with the fundamental value of honesty, leading to unofficial consequences that are still serious and detrimental to the people involved.