AAERT UPDATED TIPS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A.pdf

AAERT UPDATED TIPS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔Match the parties with their position in the case.

Defendant ---->
Plaintiff ----->

Party who is accused of wrongdoing
Party that feels they have been wronged - ✔✔DEFENDANT ----> PARTY WHO IS
ACCUSED OF WRONGDOING
PLAINTIFF ----> PARTY THAT FEELS THEY HAVE BEEN WRONGED

✔✔Is the burden of proof on the plaintiff for both criminal and civil cases?

A: Yes
B: No - ✔✔A: Yes

✔✔At what point in the lifecycle of a case does a deposition usually take place?

A: During interrogatories.
B: During document production.
C: During discovery.
D: Presuit
E: Trial
F: Appeal - ✔✔C: During discovery.

✔✔Burden of Proof:

Criminal ----->
Civil ----->

Decided by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt

,Decided by a preponderance of the evidence - ✔✔CRIMINAL - DECIDED BY
EVIDENCE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
CIVIL - DECIDED BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE

✔✔COUNSEL: Match the following terms to the correct definitions.

- Outside Counsel
- Pro Se
- et. seq.
- Third Party
- Pro Hac Vice
- et al.

- A PARTY WHO IS SUED BY THE ORGINAL DEFENDANT
- IN REGARDS TO A CASE, THIS MEANS THERE ARE MORE PARTIES THAT
AREN'T LISTED
- A LAWYER WHO WORKS FOR A LAW FIRM
- A PARTY WHO REPRESENTS THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF HIRING A LAWYER
- ADDING A LAWYER TO A CASE IN A JURISDICTION IN WHICH THEY ARE NOT
LICENSED
- AND THE FOLLOWING - ✔✔OUTSIDE COUNSEL - A LAWYER WHO WORKS FOR
A LAW FIRM
PRO SE - A PARTY WHO REPRESENTS THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF HIRING A
LAWYER
ET SEQ. - AND THE FOLLOWING
THIRD PARTY - A PARTY WHO IS SUED BY THE ORGINAL DEFENDANT
PRO HAC VICE - ADDING A LAWYER TO A CASE IN A JURISDICTION IN WHICH
THEY ARE NOT LICENSED
ET AL. - IN REGARDS TO A CASE, THIS MEANS THERE ARE MORE PARTIES
THAT AREN'T LISTED

✔✔Fill in the blank:

Dismissal of a case ____________ prejudice means that the action can be brought
again at another time. - ✔✔Dismissal of a case [WITHOUT] prejudice means that the
action can be brought again at another time.

✔✔Joseph Smalls, Esquire, is a defense attorney. Whom does he represent in the
following case?
Case Name: Ridgewood v. Sky Lounge and Viclow Builders

A: Viclow Builders
B: Ridgewood
C: Sky Lounge
D: Sky Lounge and/or Viclow Builders - ✔✔D: Sky Lounge and/or Viclow Builders

, ✔✔Fill in the blanks:

A pleading is a formal statement with the plaintiff's cause of action or the defendant's
response to the cause of action.
The _________ is the plaintiff's cause of action.
The _________ is the defendant's response. - ✔✔The [COMPLAINT] is the plaintiff's
cause of action.
The [ANSWER] is the defendant's response.

✔✔Match the party who filed the case with the party being sued.

Petitioner
Plaintiff
Employee
Insured

- Respondent
- Defendant
- Employer
- Insurer - ✔✔PETITIONER ----> RESPONDENT
PLAINTIFF ----> DEFENDANT
EMPLOYEE ----> EMPLOYER
INSURED ----> INSURER

✔✔What do you call a case when an employee is injured on the job?

A: Employer Case
B: Workers' Compensation
C: Employee Compensation
D: Disgruntled Employee - ✔✔B: Workers' Compensation

✔✔Which of the following is part of the discovery phase of a case?

A: The appellate process
B: Filing the complaint
C: Written interrogatories - ✔✔C: Written interrogatories

✔✔Fill in the blank:

Dismissal of a case ________ prejudice means that the action cannot be brought again.
- ✔✔Dismissal of a case [WITH] prejudice means that the action cannot be brought
again.

✔✔Which of the following is the correct order?