Mrs. Muliaga's Inventions: A Case Study

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In view of the confirmation and the examination results, I concur with the police and coroner's discoveries. Amid the examination of Mrs. Muliaga's passing, Mercury Energy had a "don't disengage" approach with their rule or methodology (Bridgman, 2010). The contractor was familiar with the policy as he used it prior to Mrs. Muliaga’s demise in similar situations when he had knowledge that disconnecting the power could cause harm to those inside the home. Furthermore, Mrs. Muliaga and her family had no less than an hour or two to take Mrs. Muliaga to another location where she could connect her machine to a power source. Mrs. Muliaga likewise turned down her family and discouraged them from calling the ambulance. There were other options for Mrs. Muliaga to take, however they were not taken. …show more content…
Muliaga's, Mercury Energy actualized the "don't separate" approach for low pay families or clients (Bridgman, 2010). Mercury Energy reported after Muliaga's passing that it plans to toughen the rules for separating power so as to give more assurance to defenseless clients. In any case, the new necessities which are unrealistic to try and have the power of regulation, will only require Mercury Energy to direct customers to services that assist with payment options if they cannot pay their bills, to verify there are no defenseless individuals in homes that face a force cut-off, and to permit no disruption in service on Fridays or during the weekend (World Socialist Web Site, 2007). Mercury Energy's strategic plan actualizing these new rules and methods is to keep any future events, such as Muliaga and to assume social liability for their

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