MPRE Multiple Choice questions with correct answers

1. A toy manufacturer was sue d by the parent of a child injured by one of its products. As the manufacturers attorney was preparing to respond to a discovery request from the plaintiff, the attorney found a document that was very damaging to his clients case. Prior to complying with the discovery request and turning over the document, the attorney called his opposing counsel and offered to settle the case. The attorney stated that although he believed his client was very likely to wind a summary judgment motion, they would settle the case for a modest amount to save the costs of litigation. In fact, the attorney believed his client had no chance of winning a summary judgment motion and was also likely to lose at trial based on the document he had found. The opposing counsel declined the attorney;s offer. The attorney turned over the document and the case proceeded to trial, where judgment was awarded to the plaintiff. Where the attorney's statements to the opposing counsel proper - Answer C. Yes because the attorney's statement did not constitute statements of fact. (Explanation. Pg 58 B 1) and 2) An attorney was convinced that his client was suffering from dementia. The attorney spoke to his client's family physician and the client's only daughter to determine whether a guardian should be appointed to monitor the client's finances. These were the only discussions the attorney had ever had with either the physician or the daughter, In these discussions, the attorney revealed confidential information about a bank account maintained by the client before learning that the daughter and her mother were estranged because the daughter had stolen from the mother in the past. Was the attorney's revelation of the confidential information proper? - Answer D) No because the attorney did not first determine whether ether the doctor or his client's daughter might act adversely to his client's interest. (pg 32) b. An attorney was passionate about civil rights, but the jurisdiction in