Z-Corp Court Case

Z-CORP’s scenario is a perfect story of what us as individuals might undergo in our practical life. Every so often a certain interest is favored over another, and it is our responsibility to make a rational decision.
There are a lot of factual issues that concern Z-CORP’s standpoint. It is not explicit if Z-CORP has violated city regulations, and if so, to what extent. Richardson believes that according to his new (more sensitive test) that Z-CORP is indeed over the city limit –slightly. However, Z-CORP is using the old test to regulate discharge purity, which meets the city’s ‘strict’ regulations. If the new test reflects the reality, how long has Z-CORP been passing dangerous waste.
Jackson reports monthly to the city about discharge purity using the old test results. It is in question whether he states the type of the test used, and the total waste discharged per a timeframe not by discharged unit only. Moreover, since Jackson was summoned to meet with the city engineers, is the new test legally required to support any case, and if so, would Z-CORP be held liable for regulation violation taking the new test.
Professor Massin commented that “we may have a problem” with such plans. Experts on this matter are unsure how substantial and problematic such plan might present.
Another cause of ethical strife are the conceptual aspects involved in Z-CORPS situation. Richardson suggested that passed regulations provided a loophole allowing Z-CORP to “legally poison the sludge”. Richardson’s perspective was exploiting the legislation flaw rather than actually accepting the fact that there might be a possible endangerment of