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Chaptera2aaaLitigationaandaAlternativeaDisputeaResolutiona
2.1aaaTrue/FalseaQuestionsa
1)aLonghornaIncahasaservedaaastatementaofaclaimaonaTrojanaLtdaforabreachaofacontract.aGivena
thea
currentatrendsainaCanadianalitigation,athereaisaapproximatelyaaaoneainafourachanceathatatheaca
sea
willaeventuallyabearesolvedabyaaajudgeaataaatrial.a
Answer:aaFALSEa
Diff:a2aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a30a
Topic:aaTheaLitigationaProcessa
Skill:aaApplieda
2)aScreamingaEagleaInc,aaacompanyabasedainaLosaAngeles,awantsatoasueaCanuckaManufacturin
ga
IncainaaacourtainaVancouver.aWhileatheaAmericanacompanyamayabeaentitledatoasueainaCanada,ai
ta
mustabearepresentedabyaaalitigationaguardian.a
Answer:aaFALSEa
Diff:a2aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a30a
Topic:aaWhoaCanaSueaoraBeaSued?a
Skill:aaApplieda
3)aAlthoughatradeaunionsaareaunincorporatedaassociations,aandathereforeaareanotalegalaperso
ns,a
theyagenerallyacanasueaorabeasuedabecauseaofaaastatutoryachangeamadeatoatheacommonalaw.a
Answer:aaTRUEa
Diff:a1aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a30,a31a
Topic:aaWhoaCanaSueaoraBeaSued?a
Skill:aaRecalla
4)aTheaCrownacanabeasuedaonlyaifaaastatuteaallowsaanaactionatoabeabroughtaagainstatheaCrown.
a

Answer:aaTRUEa
Diff:a1aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a31a
Topic:aaWhoaCanaSueaoraBeaSued?a
Skill:aaRecalla
5)aMorleyasufferedaaaminorainjuryaasaaaresultaofausingaaatoothbrushamanufacturedabyaDentPl
usa
Inc.aTheaevidenceaindicatesathatatheatypeaofatoothbrushainaquestionasuffersafromaaadesignadef
ecta
andathereforeaisalikelyatoahaveainjuredaeveryapersonawhoausedait.aInatheacircumstances,aMorle
ya
wantsatoabringaaaclassaactionaagainstaDentPlus.aClassaactionaproceedingsaare,ahowever,aavaila
blea

,onlyaifacertainarequirementsaareamet.aMorleyamust,aamongaotheramatters,asatisfyatheacourtath
atahea
hasadevelopedaaaworkableaplanaforanotifyingaallaofatheaotheramembersaofatheaplaintiffaclassaofa
thea
classaaction.a
Answer:aaTRUEa
Diff:a2aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a32a
Topic:aaClassaActionsa
Skill:aaApplieda
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6)aGeetaawasaoneaofaseveralahundredapeopleawhoareceivedataintedabloodafromaaahospitalathat
a

carelesslyacollectedaandastoredablood.aAlthoughaeachaofatheavictimsawillabeaableatoamakea
essentiallyatheasameaargumentsaagainstatheahospital,aaacourtawill,aasaaageneralarule,anotacertif
yaaa
classaactionaunlessaeachaofatheavictimsaalsoaintendsatoaclaimaroughlyatheasameaamountaofa
damages.a
Answer:aaFALSEa
Diff:a3aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a32a
Topic:aaClassaActionsa
Skill:aaApplieda
7)aAapersonagenerallyaisanotaentitledatoaactaasaaalawyerainaCanadaaunlessatheyahaveacomplete
daaa
"periodaofaarticles."aThataphrasearefersatoatheafactathataadmissionatoatheabaradependsauponapr
oofa
thataaapersonawentatoalawaschoolaforaaacertainalengthaofatime.a
Answer:aaFALSEa
Diff:a2aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a34a
Topic:aaLawyersa
Skill:aaRecalla
8)aCitizensaareaprotectedafromadishonestalawyersawhoastealamoneyaorabreachaconditionsaofat
rusta
foraholdingaclient'samoney,abyathealawasociety'saassuranceafund.aThatafundaalwaysaconsistsaofa
thea
professionalaliabilityainsuranceathataeachalawyeraisarequiredatoaholdawhileapractising.a
Answer:aaFALSEa
Diff:a3aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a34a
Topic:aaLawyersa
Skill:aaRecalla
9)aMakaylaawasarecentlyaservedawithaaastatementaofaclaimathataallegesathatasheacommittedaaa

,breachaofacontract.aMakaylaasimplyadeniesathataallegation.aSheawillalikelyapresentaheraargume
ntsa
againstatheaallegationabyausingaaadocumentacalledaaacounterclaim.a
Answer:aaFALSEa
Diff:a1aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a36a
Topic:aaPleadingsa
Skill:aaApplieda
10)aKatrinaahasasuedaBensamaInc,aheraformeraemployer,aforaunfairlyafiringaherafromaherajob.a
Thea
companyadeniesathataitahasadoneaanythingawrong.aTheapartiesahaveaexchangedapleadingsaand
aarea

nowapreparingatoaparticipateainaaapre-
trialacaseaplanningaconference.aTheatrialaisalessathanaonea
monthaaway.aThisameansathatatheyawillanecessarilyameetawithaaamediator,aratherathanaaajudg
e,aata
theapre-trialacaseaplanningaconferenceaforatheapurposeaofadiscussingatheiracaseaandapossiblya
reachingaaasettlement.a
Answer:aaFALSEa
Diff:a2aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a37a
Topic:aaPre-TrialaActivitya
Skill:aaApplieda
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11)aScaliaaIncasuedaGinsbergaLtd.ainatort.aScaliaaclaimedathataitawasaentitledatoareceivea$15a00
0aina
compensation.aGinsbergadeniedaliability,abutainaanaattemptatoaresolveatheaissueaquicklyaanda
quietly,aformallyaofferedatoasettleatheaclaimafora$9000.aScaliaarejectedatheaofferaandatookatheac
asea
toatrialainatheafederalacourt.aTheatrialajudgeahasanowadecidedatheacaseainafavouraofaScalia,abuta
damagesawerealimitedatoa$8000.aInatheacircumstances,atheatrialajudgeamustaawardaparty-and-
partya
costsaagainstaGinsbergaforatheaperiodaupatoatheadayawhenatheasettlementaofferawasamade,aand
a

doubleaparty-and-
partyacostsaagainstaGinsburgaforatheaperiodabetweenathatadayaandatheaendaofathea
trial.a
Answer:aaFALSEa
Diff:a3aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a41a
Topic:aaCostsa
Skill:aaApplieda
12)aKathyahasasuedaheraemployerainaaasuperioracourt.aAlthoughaKathyaisatheafirstapersonainah

, era
provinceatoamakeasuchaaaclaim,asimilaracasesahaveaoccurredaelsewhere.aInaBoeavaDemarco,ath
ea
FederalaCourtaofaAppealadealtawithatheasameaissue,abutaheldathatathealawaappliedainafavouraofa
thea
employer.aUnderatheadoctrineaofaprecedent,atheajudgeahearingaKathy'saclaimawillahaveatoaappl
ya
theasamearule.aa
Answer:aaTRUEa
Diff:a1aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a47,a48a
Topic:aaCourtaHierarchya
Skill:aaRecalla
13)aAapuisneajudgeaisaaajudgeathatahearsatrialsaratherathanaappeals.aTheaworda"puisne"aisabas
edaona
aaLatinawordameaninga"small"aora"lessapowerful."a
Answer:aaFALSEa
Diff:a3aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a43a
Topic:aaTheaSupremeaCourtaofaCanadaa
Skill:aaApplieda
14)aKabesaaIncasuedaMahujaaLtd.aTheacourtaheldacompletelyainafavouraofatheadefendantaandat
hea
claimaofaKahesaawasadismissedainaitsaentirety.aTheacourtaprobablyaalsoaorderedaKabesaaIncato
apaya

MahujaaLtd'sacosts.a
Answer:aaTRUEa
Diff:a2aaaaaaType:aTFaaaaaaPageaRef:a41a
Topic:aaCostsa
Skill:aaApplieda
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15)aAacontractualadisputeahasaarisenabetweenaJyotiaandaArlen.aSheabelievesathataheaowesahera
money,abutaheadisagrees.aTheapartiesado,ahowever,aagreeathataitawouldabeadesirableatoaresolv
eathea
disputeaasaquicklyaandaasaamicablyaasapossible.aForathatareasonatheyashouldausealitigation,arat
hera
thananegotiation.aNegotiationatendsatoatakeamuchalonger,aandaisamuchamorealikelyatoagenerat
ea
hostility,abecauseaitarequiresatheapartiesatoadiscussatheamatterabetweenathemselves,aratherath
ana
throughatheiralawyers.a