Rules and procedures of civil litigation are the same from state to state
The most common method of resolving civil disputes is settlement.
Arbitration is a form of settlement.
A litigation paralegal often appears in court.
Litigation paralegals often rely on form books and form files.
Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the care home from the dealership, the brakes fail, the car crashes and Woo is seriously injured. Woo retains the law firm of
Kraft and Molina and they file a law suit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that firm. In the law suit, Kraft and Molina are the plaintiff. True or False?
Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the care home from the dealership, the brakes fail, the car crashes and Woo is seriously injured. Woo retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina and they file a law suit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that firm. Brady, the paralegal, would be allowed to interview witnesses to the accident. True or False?
Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the care home from the dealership, the brakes fail, the car crashes and Woo is seriously injured. Woo retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina and they file a law suit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that firm. Brady, the paralegal, would be allowed to prepare a draft of the complaint to be filed in the action. True or False?
Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the care home from the dealership, the brakes fail, the car crashes and Woo is seriously injured. Woo retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina and they file a law suit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that firm. Before filing a lawsuit, the parties would be required to arbitrate their dispute. True or False?
Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the care home from the dealership, the brakes fail, the car crashes and Woo is seriously injured. Woo retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina and they file a law suit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that firm. This is a criminal case. True or False?
Unless a case is settled, litigation results in a trial, where parties present their evidence to a judge or jury. True or False?
Laws that deal with private disputes between parties are known as criminal laws
Litigation formally begins when a plaintiff files a written document, known as a complaint or petition. True or False?
A defendant often challenges the factual allegations of a complaint with an answer. True or False?
After the parties have filed appropriate documents, litigation proceeds with discovery, a part of the case where the parties try to find out as much as they can about the other side's case. True or False?
A law that creates, defines, or explains an individual's rights is known as procedural law. True or False?
Paralegal can give legal advice to parties. True or False?
