20 Multiple choice questions

1.The act of a court to combine two or more separate lawsuits into one lawsuit A.

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Consolidation

B.

Mediation

C.

Arbitration

D.

Intervention

2.The process whereby the judge and attorneys ask prospective jurors questions to determine whether they would be biased in their decisions

A.

Negotiation

B.

Voir dire

C.

Pleadings

D.

Complaint

3. The party who files a complaint A.

Class Action

B.

Deposition

C.

Appellant (petitioner)

D.

Plaintiff

4.Motion which asserts that there are no factual disputes to be decided by the jury and that the judge can apply the proper law to the undisputed facts and decide the case without a jury. These motions are supported by affidavits, documents, and deposition

A.

Motion for summary judgement

B.

Motion for judgment on the pleadings

C.

Physical or mental examination

D.

Jury instructions (charges)

5. A document filed by the original plaintiff to answer the defendant's cross-complaint A.

Complaint

B.

Reply

C.

Pleadings

D.

Cross-complaint

6. the use of online alternative dispute resolution services to resolve a dispute A.

Discovery

B.

Statute of limitations

C.

E-dispute resolution

D.

Arbitration Clause

7.Written questions submitted by one party to another party. The questions must be answered in writing within a stipulated time

A.

Production of documents

B.

Pretrial motion

C.

Deposition

D.

Interrogatories

8. The defendant's written response to a plaintiff's complaint that is filed with the court and served on the plaintiff A.

Voir dire

B.

Complaint

C.

e-court

D.

Answer

9. The responding party in an appeal A.

Production of documents

B.

Plaintiff

C.

Appellee (respondent)

D.

Appellant (petitioner)

10. The process of bringing, maintaining, and defending a lawsuit A.

Voir dire

B.

E-mediation

C.

Negotiation

D.

Litigation

11.The document a plaintiff files with the court and serves on the defendant to initiate a lawsuit A.

Pleadings

B.

Cross-complaint

C.

Complaint

D.

Voir dire

12. A statute that establishes the period during which a plaintiff must bring a lawsuit against a defendant A.

E-dispute resolution

B.

Production of documents

C.

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

D.

Statute of limitations

13. A motion a party can make to try to dispose of all or part of a lawsuit prior to trial A.

Interrogatories

B.

Deposition

C.

Pretrial motion

D.

Production of documents

14.A court order that directs the defendant to appear in court and answer the complaint A.

Appeal

B.

Summons

C.

Consolidation

D.

Mediation

15. The jury in a jury trial; the judge where there is not a jury trial A.

E-mediation

B.

Litigation

C.

Arbitration Clause

D.

Trier of fact

16. A federal stature that provides for the enforcement of most arbitration agreements A.

E-dispute resolution

B.

Statute of limitations

C.

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

D.

Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)

17. A party who gives his or her deposition A.

Appellant (petitioner)

B.

Class Action

C.

Deponent

D.

Plaintiff

18. A hearing before a trial in order to facilitate the settlement of a case A.

Settlement conference (pretrial hearing)

B.

Appellant (petitioner)

C.

Deposition

D.

Pretrial motion

19. The mediation of a dispute using online mediation services A.

Trier of fact

B.

Complaint

C.

E-mediation

D.

Litigation

20.The act of asking an appellate court to overturn a decision after the trial court's final judgment has been entered A.

Appeal

B.

Mediation

C.

Intervention

D.

Consolidation

10 Multiple choice questions

1.the obligation people owe each other not to cause any unreasonable harm or risk of harm A.

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product disparagement

B.

duty of care

C.

intentional misrepresentation

D.

actual cause

2.a wrong, there are three categories of torts :

1)intentional torts

2)unintentional torts (negligence)

3)strict liability A.

libel

B.

tort

C.

injury

D.

assault

3. a false statement that appears in a letter, newspaper, magazine, book, photograph, movie, video, and so on A.

libel

B.

tort

C.

negligent infliction of emotional distress

D.

product disparagement

4.a statute that relieves medical professionals from liability for ordinary negligence when they stop and render aid to victims in emergency situations

A.

good samaritan law

B.

unintentional tort

C.

superseding or interviewing event

D.

battery

5.1) the threat of immediate harm or offensive contact or

2) any action that arouses reasonable apprehension of imminent harm Actual physical contact is necessary

A.

proximate cause

B.

injury

C.

assault

D.

actual cause

6.statutes that allow merchants to stop, detain, and investigate suspected shoplifters without being held liable for false imprisonment if

1)there are reasonable grounds for the suspicion

2)suspects are detained for only a reasonable time, and

3)investigations are conducted in a reasonable manner A.

malicious prosecution

B.

merchant protection statutes

C.

defamation of character

D.

res ipsa loquitur

7. the liability of a professional who breaches his or her duty of ordinary care A.

unintentional tort

B.

professional malpractice

C.

intentional misrepresentation

D.

product disparagement

8.a plaintiff's personal injury or damage to his or her property that enables him or her to recover monetary damages for the defendant's negligence

A.

proximate cause

B.

assault

C.

injury

D.

malicious prosecution

9. a doctrine under which damages are apportioned according to a fault A.

breach of the duty of care

B.

comparative negligence

C.

contributory negligence

D.

unintentional tort

10.a lawsuit in which the original defendant sues the original plaintiff. in the second lawsuit, the defendant becomes the plaintiff and vice versa

A.

negligence per se

B.

malicious prosecution

C.

contributory negligence

D.

assumption of the risk