he mercury. tis. Ciuliano abandoned the site without performing of Accutherm, which usod tbe 3. Kiddie Kollege which leased the building and operated a daycare center exposing children, aged 8 months to 13 years old to mercury, which is toxie to humans when inhaled or ingested. current and Superior Court Judge Anne McDonnell who determined the prior owners and their 4. Department of Environmental Resources which sought the imposition of liability on the prior owners of the property for the cost of environmental remediation. 5. shareholders are liable for $6.2 million in estimated cost to clean up the contaminated site. 6. Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman who brought the civil legal action to make the current and prior owners of the property pay for the cost of environmental remediation. 1. Under the ethical theory of act utilitarianism, the proposed business activity i moral if the activity produces more benefits than harms to the actor 2. Under the ethical theory of rule utilitarianism, business managers act ethicalyi their proposed business activity is consistent with the rule of conduct that produces the greatest amount of good and the lease amount of harm for the people affected by the rule. 3. Under Kant's eategorieal imperative, individuals can be treated differently depending on their needs; those with greater needs can be given greater benefits,F unless the disparity threatens the productivity of society 4. Under Rawls Veil of Ignorance theory,a business action is moral if the persons atfected by the action, not knowing what position they might occupy in society, i.e., what advantages or disadvantages they will possess, are willing to accept the action as a fair rule. follow the legal and cultural norms of countries in which they operate, provided the global companies respect certain basic moral principles, such as protecting han rights and working to enhance the institutions within the host country. 5. Under the ethical theory of moral minimums, global companies are permitted to Giuliano in abandoning the property without performing remediation of the mercury are deemed immoral, because those actions violate the principle of universalizatility and reversibility. 6. Under the theory of Kant's Categorieal Imperatives, the actions of Philip 7. Under Rawls' Theory of Justice, Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club, acted unethically when he lobbied for reforms after contamination