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 You signed a contract to make monthly payments to purchase a car over 5 years but stopped paying after 8 months leaving a large balance unpaid.  What is the contract violation called?

 Using the consumer-expectation test, what would you hope to find as a manufacturer or a product?

 Which of the following statements about e-contracts (online) is true?

    You are 61 years old just got passed over for promotion when they promoted a 28-year-old instead. Can you file a lawsuit based on the Age in Employment Discrimination Act?

Akemi is a 34-year-old who presents with complaints of intermittent ear pain that seems to radiate down her jaw and sometimes is hearing a crinkling sound in her ear.  She tells you that the pain typically lasts a few minutes at most and then will improve.  She says “I feel like I need to pop my ears”.  What is your plan of care?  Select all that apply. 

 The part of social security that provides health-insurance program for people 65 years of age, and for those under 65 who are disabled.

Las madres con niños pequeños muchas veces están muy ____ (exhausted). (OJO: The answer is NEITHER the cognate “exhausto” nor “cansado.”)  

This is a program that was designed to “make up” for past patterns of discrimination by giving preferential treatment to protected classes. States are beginning to do away with it.

Colin is a 25-year-old who you evaluate in the office with a three-day history of cough and congestion.  He has not had any fever, and he is feeling a bit better since he awakened this morning in comparison to the first few days.  “I’m only here because my wife made me come in to be tested.”.  He also needs a note saying it’s okay for him to return to work. Testing completed in the office is positive for COVID-19.  What is the best advice to offer Colin?

You received a recall for your automobile to be returned to the dealer for repair of the brake system, but you chose not to take the car back and consequently had an accident when the brakes failed.  You would most likely be unsuccessful if you tried to sue the automobile company due to this concept which is a defense for the manufacturer.