The United States District Courts are the main trial courts in the federal system.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
Rationale: See "Sources of Law"
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Which of the following is true of working for a sole proprietorship?
A. The work is highly specialized. B. The work typically encompasses a wide variety of tasks. C. You will have limited personal liability. D. The working hours tend to be more regular-9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
"Mutuality of obligation" means that all of the parties to a contact are
A) satisfied with the results. B) free to break the contract at any time. C) bound by its terms. D) expecting to make money off of the contract.
Which of the following is NOT one of the exemptions under the federal Freedom of Information Act?
a. trade secrets b. medical files where the disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy c. records compiled for law enforcement purposes where disclosure could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual d. agency budget records
Paralegal Cheri worked on the defense of Client Joe Thames. As part of that matter, Cheri worked on restructuring Joe's finances, creating trust funds for his children, and moving some of his money to off-shore accounts. When Cheri moved to the Gnew Law Firm, she participated in Gnew's standard conflict check and discovered no potential conflicts. Some months later, Gnew took on a new collection
matter from Bank of West Virginia: Bank v. Joe Thames. Cheri has not been assigned to the case and, in fact, doesn't even work on the same floor as the collection team at Gnew. What is Cheri's obligation? A) Cheri can but does not have to say anything about the conflict so long as she does not divulge any confidential information about Joe. B) Cheri should quit her job at Gnew before the whole firm is disqualified from the case. C) Cheri must bring this information to her supervising lawyer even though she is not working on the case because the law assumes that she will divulge confidential information that is adverse to her former client. D) Cheri should not say anything about the conflict because she was not assigned to the case.