Analye the following facual disputes. Would these disputes result in a civil case , a criminal case, or both? Explain your answer. If a civil case would result, who would be the plantiff and who would be both defendant?
a) Baron and Finkle sign a writtien contract in which Baron agrees to build a room addition to Finkles house. When the contract was designed, finkle gave Baron a $1,000 deposit. Before construction was to begin, Baron called Finkle and told him he would not be able to do the work. Baron has not returned the 1,000 deposit.
b) Martin sets a fire to a building he owns in order to collect insurance.
c) Reese works as a software engineer fo DATA Corp. and has been involved in the design of a new computer chip. He has signed a confidentiality agreement which DATA Corp. and has agreed that all products developed by him while working for DATA Corp. belong to DATA. Reese has a dispute with Data over salary and leaves. He sells the design for the computer chip to DISK Corp., his new employer. DIsk knows that the chip design was developed while Reese was working for DATA.
d) Bates , in a fit of angher, kills his wife. The couple has two minor children.
e)Rosemond Corpration is engaged in a business that produces by-products that pollute water. It illegally dumps the by-products. Children in a nearby area develop a high incidence of cancer.