Atax attorney in the tax department of the law firm abc represents mr. x in a matter before the irs. another lawyer in the litigation department of abc has been approached by paula to sue mr. x because she was seriously injured when mr. x’s dog attacked her. what would the lawyer need to do before taking paula’s case?

The state in which the manufacturing company you work for is located regulates the presence of a particular substance in the environment to concentrations ≤ x. recently-released, reliable research endorsed by the responsible federal agency conclusively demonstrates that the substance poses no risks at concentrations up to 5x. your company has asked you to consider designing a new process with a waste discharge stream containing up to 2x of the substance. based on the stated conditions, describe this possible.