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1. Miguel buys a truck in Texas, then moves to Washington. A year later, he is driving his truck in Oklahoma, and causes an accident by running into another car, whose driver is from Florida. In what states will the other driver be able to sue Miguel? State the reasons for your answer.

2. What is a business's obligation to build an ethical culture and balance its desire for profit with ethical responsibilities to employees, customers, society, and the environment?

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This solution discusses jurisdiction for a car accident lawsuit as well as ethical organizational culture in 285 words.

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1. Miguel buys a truck in Texas, then moves to Washington. A year later, he is driving his truck in Oklahoma, and causes an accident by running into another car, whose driver is from Florida. In what states will the other driver be able to sue Miguel? State the reasons for your answer.

The main principle is that when an accident happens in a particular state the forum is the same state where the accident happens. Even though Miguel buys a truck in Texas or moves to Washington, since the accident has happened in Oklahoma the other driver will be able ...

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