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Administration
2) We know that consumers have rights, what responsibilities do they have?
3) As a consumer, do you have the responsibility to make ethical choices? If so, like what? What criteria should consumers use in making product selection decisions?
4) Who has a responsibility to protect consumers and what are their responsibilities?
5) Do consumers have any responsibilities in a social contract with corporations? If so, what are they?
6) What ethical obligations to current or potential policy holders does a health insurance company have, if any?
7) Do physicians have more of an ethical obligation to consumers than most corporations?
8) Does a corporation like Denny’s have any responsibility to consumer health?
9) Does the right to be compensated include the right to receive punitive damages? Should consumers always have the right to sue?
10) Do the benefits of consumer protection laws outweigh the costs associated with frivolous lawsuits? Why or why not? What makes a lawsuit “frivolous?” And, what leads to frivolous lawsuits?
11) Should a patient who signs a clearly worded “waiver of liability” nevertheless have a right to sue after becoming permanently harmed as a result of a surgical procedure?
12) Why do businesses enter into contracts with consumers knowing that some contract clauses are not enforceable against the consumer in court? What ethical principles are they violating?
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