Question: Would you like to help me solve this question? 1/ The Corvax company engages in dynamiting to deconstruct buildings. The company was demolishing a large,

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1/ The Corvax company engages in dynamiting to deconstruct buildings. The company was demolishing a large, old hotel in Detroit. Although Corvax took every precaution to avoid injury to passersby, a woman walking near the site was injured by wayward debris. Will the Corvax company be liable to the woman under this circumstance?

A. No because the company took every precaution to protect against injury and so was not negligent.

B. No because the company could not have foreseen the presence of the woman nearby.

C. Yes because of strict liability

D. Yes because the Corvax company was negligent under these circumstances

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