Analyze the following factual disputes. Would these disputes result in a civil case, a criminal case, or both? Explain your answer. If a civil case would result, who would be the plaintiff and who would be the defendant?

a. Baron and Finkle sign a written contract in which Baron agrees to build a room
addition to Finkle’s house. When the contract was signed, Finkle gave Baron a $1,000 deposit. Before construction was to begin, Baron called Finkle and told him he would not be able to do the work. Baron has not returned the $1,000 deposit.
b. Martin sets fire to a building he owns in order to collect insurance. c. Reese works as a software engineer for DATA Corp. and has been involved in the
design of a new computer chip. He has signed a confidentiality agreement with DATA Corp. and has agreed that all products developed by him while working for DATA belong to DATA. Reese has a dispute with DATA over salary and leaves. He sells the design for the computer chip to DISK Corp., his new employer. DISK knows that the chip design was developed while Reese was working for DATA.
d. Bates, in a fit of anger, kills his wife. The couple has two minor children. e. Rosemond Corporation is engaged in a business that produces by-products that
pollute water. It illegally dumps the by-products. Children in a nearby area de- velop a high incidence of cancer.