Suppose that criminal carl breaks into vince victim’s house, steals the tv and does terrible damage to the property. however, when the police tell vince they have footage of carl committing the crime, vince no longer wants to press charges because he and carl were friends when they were children.
(a) if vince does not want to bring an action against carl, what will happen to the civil case? if vince does not want to bring an action against carl, what will happen to the civil case?
(b) if vince does not want to bring an action against carl, what will happen to the criminal case?
(c) true or false: a defendant can still go to jail even if a victim does not want to go forward with a case.

Ronald works for a small biotech firm. when the firm presents the results of its clinical trials to the fda, ronald realizes that the results are not accurate. he reports this to the fda. ronald is a(n)

The market for corn in country a is highly competitive. at the current market price of $5/bushel there is a shortage of 100,000 bushels of corn in this country. media reports claim that the price of corn will rise drastically in the near future. according to these reports, the neighboring country b had witnessed a similar situation recently. at the same price, the shortage in country b was also 100,000 bushels and eventually the equilibrium price in b went up to $10/bushel. both countries are known to have equal number of corn producers and the market supply of corn is identical at all prices. this, combined with the fact that consumers in the two countries also have similar tastes and preferences, led the media to conclude that the price of corn in country a would soon be as high as $10/bushel. the new equilibrium price turns out to be below $10/bushel, what inferences can be drawn?

The leading producer of cell phone backup batteries, jumpstart, has achieved great success because they produce high-quality battery backups that are not too expensive. even so, another company that produces lower-quality batteries at the same price has also achieved some success, but not as much as jumpstart. also, in general, the price of backup batteries has declined because of economies of scale and learning. in addition, jumpstart has added complementary assets, such as a carrying case. considering all of these factors, the backup battery industry is most likely in the introduction stage. growth stage. shakeout stage. maturity stage.