1. In this case, Claudia could win because the bank has breached the promissory estoppel. The bank had promised that the foreclosure proceedings can be stopped if she dropped the bankruptcy proceedings.
The promise contains all the prerequisites for a promissory estoppel as the following conditions are met:
a. The terms and conditions of the promise are clear.
b. The promise is made with a clear intention.
c. The promise is understood by the person who was promised.
Based on the bank's promise, Claudia stopped the bankruptcy proceedings but the bank broke its promise.
2. The bank's action in this case is to be considered as unethical because the bank had made a promise that convinced an individual to withdraw bankruptcy proceedings which caused her a loss.
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