Both parties involved in civil litigation are usually in favor of settling the case out of court because:
a. Juries are notoriously biased
b. Judges are usually unfair
c. It is hard to erase the criminal record created when a case goes to trial
d. Lawsuits are costly in both time and money
D
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As a researcher, you run a correlation to establish how strong or weak the relationship between your personality measure of extraversion and self-esteem is. You are MOST likely trying to establish which kind of validity?
A. content B. criterion C. discriminant D. convergent
According to the family purpose doctrine, the owner becomes vicariously liable
A) for drivers who are family members B) only when the automobile has failed a safety inspection C) regardless of who is driving the owner's automobile D) only if the jurisdiction has also enacted an automobile consent statute
Peter was sexually involved with Audrey. Audrey told Peter that she was unable to conceive, so his use of protection to avoid her becoming pregnant was not necessary. Peter, relying on Audrey's representation, used no safeguards. Ten months later, Peter is the father of twins. Peter does not want to pay child support. He bases his (unsuccessful) argument against payment on which case?
a. Nygard v. Nygard b. Johnson v. Johnson c. Roe v. Wade d. Unkelbach v. McNary
Calendars are usually kept ____________________ or ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).