Suppose Amalgamated, Inc., requires you to use a given process model when it contracts with you to build a system. You comply, building software using the prescribed activities, resources, and constraints. After the software is delivered and installed,your system experiences a catastrophic failure. When Amalgamated investigates th.e source of the fai!ure, you are accused of n ot having done code reviews that would have found the source ot the problem before delivery. You respond that code reviews were not in the required process.

What are the legal and ethical issues involved in this dispute?