Contractual relationship with career university

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Amanda is an employee of Delta Equipment Company, responsible for administering employee benefits. An employee, Edward, came to Amanda to arrange for tuition benefits while attending college. He said that he was thinking about attending Career University, a for-profit university. Amanda said that Delta would not reimburse for expenses incurred at Career University because it was not on the company-approved list of colleges. When asked why it was not on the approved list, Amanda explained that Career University is not accredited, and that the school does an inferior job of educating students. Edward decides to go to Traditional University instead of Career University, and when asked by Career University why he didn't decide to sign with CU, Edward explained what Amanda had said. Career University sued Delta Equipment for the statements that Amanda had made. Will Amanda and/or Delta Equipment be liable to Career University?

A) Yes, there is liability because Amanda made a statement that damaged Career University in the course of her employment.

B) Yes, there is liability to Career University, if Amanda made false statements about Career University

. C) No, there is no liability to Career University because neither Amanda nor Delta Equipment was in a contractual relationship with Career University, and that is required for a breach of contract.

D) Yes, there is liability to Career University, if in the course of her employment Amanda made statements she knew to be false about Career University, and if damages can be proved to have arisen from the false statements.

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