True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? are questions
frequently asked by reporters, which can also be used by paralegals in investigating the facts and
circumstances
surrounding a tort case.
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Discovery is the phase in a lawsuit when
information is exchanged between the parties and
the issues for trial are narrowed.
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When a state department or agency oversees and
regulates a particular business or
profession and issues a license, this is called
certification.
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Videotape and computer animation are routinely used
in accident reconstruction and for
settlement brochures.
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Government files containing vital statistics,
marriage licenses, civil suit records, probate
records, and motor vehicle reports are all private
records that cannot be used to obtain
information for a lawsuit.
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To obtain information about the name and address of
a property owner, a commissioner of
deeds should be consulted.
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An economist should be hired by the trial team to
testify regarding a plaintiff’s future
reduced earning capacity.
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Bills from housekeepers and taxi drivers may be
included as part of plaintiff’s expenses
related to a personal injury claim.
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Factual investigations are designed to determine
liability and damages.
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Attorneys may be liable for malpractice or subject
to discipline for suing the wrong person
or business as a defendant.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Tort case investigation may be conducted
by
a. | paralegals. | b. | attorneys. | c. | investigators. | d. | all of the
above. | e. | none of the above |
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Generally, to locate a corporation, a paralegal
should first contact which state agency?
a. | Secretary of state | b. | Department of education | c. | Tax
assessor | d. | Zoning officer | e. | Public service commission |
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Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., is an example of
a
a. | legal search. | b. | business directory. | c. | private
investigator service. | d. | transcription
service. | e. | all of the above. |
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In some jurisdictions, to do business under a
fictitious name, a(n) ____ certificate must be filed.
a. | M/B/A | b. | F/N/A | c. | F/M/A | d. | C/P/A | e. | D/B/A |
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There may be special notice requirements when suing
which of the following defendants?
a. | Lawyers | b. | Governmental agencies | c. | Stores | d. | Farms | e. | Bankers |
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Laws that provide for the disclosure of information
from governmental entities are known as
a. | mirror laws. | b. | high-rise laws. | c. | freedom of
information acts. | d. | prairie
laws. | e. | sunset laws. |
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An accident scene should be
documented
a. | as soon as possible. | b. | one week after an incident. | c. | three months after an incident. | d. | on the eve of trial. | e. | during the week of
trial. |
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When a report contains information from persons
other than the person who wrote the
report, the document may not be admissible at the time of
trial because it contains
__________ evidence.
a. | felonious | b. | hearsay | c. | criminal | d. | vindictive | e. | investigative |
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Official weather statistics may be obtained from
which of the following agencies?
a. | NICE | b. | FICA | c. | NOAA | d. | SHOA | e. | RUTH |
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If the plaintiff is in an accident and hurts the
same part of her body that was injured in the
past during another accident, this is
called
a. | an aggravation of an existing
injury. | b. | a double injury. | c. | an aggravation of a new injury. | d. | insurance fraud. | e. | an illegal
injury. |
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