By statute, a state may allow a child who has suffered an intentional tort to be able to file suit within
three years of becoming a legal adult. This is a policy decision that seems to defeat the use of the
A) discovery rule B) defense of mistake of fact
C) defense of consent D) defense of statute of limitations
D
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What will be an ideal response?
Klara is getting divorced from her husband, Grover, and tells her lawyer that she wants to get enough child support from her ex-husband to buy a new house for their three minor children, herself, and her new boyfriend. Her lawyer is likely to tell her all BUT which one of the following?
A) She is unlikely to be awarded much child support because her relationship with her boyfriend caused the breakup of her marriage. B) Child support is for the benefit of the children and not her. C) Child support is driven by state guidelines. D) The formula for calculating child support commonly takes into account the number of children, child care costs, and the income of the noncustodial parent.
What are the four types if Mens Rea?
What will be an ideal response?
After the parties failed to arrive at a settlement, Jack Parsons and his associates continued with their investigation of the toxic tort case against Greenway Chemicals. After months of investigating, the team had collected interviews, photographs, and medical records from hundreds of alleged victims. In addition, Jim Cassidy, the paralegal, had collected relevant statutes and case law governing
the various procedural and evidentiary issues in the case. They had also retrieved numerous studies from scientific journals on the chemicals at issue. They were also compiling a list of potential expert and fact witnesses, along with their qualifications and contact information. In his smaller personal injury cases, it was enough to use a simple trial notebook. What software is available to assist Jack's firm as they collect information, and what problems can it solve? What will be an ideal response?