Occupational and Environmental Health: Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury - Multiple Choice Questions - Learn & Prevent

The correct answer is B Statute of limitations. This is because the statute of limitations sets a time limit for when a lawsuit can be filed after an injury has occurred. In cases of environmental exposures, it can often take years for the effects of the exposure to manifest, making it difficult to file a lawsuit within the specified time frame. The other options - A: Statute of repose, C: Doctrine of sovereign immunity, D: Public policy exception - are incorrect because they are either related to other legal concepts or would not specifically prevent lawsuits for environmental exposures. For example, the statute of repose limits the time within which a lawsuit can be filed after a product has been sold, the doctrine of sovereign immunity protects government entities from being sued, and the public policy exception allows courts to refuse to enforce contracts or agreements that are deemed to be against public interest. These legal barriers would not