Pleadings are?
A. ?formal documents that set out claims and defenses.
B. ?statements of guilt or innocence.
C. ?informal exchanges between parties.
D. ?discovery devices.
Answer: A
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The ADR proceeding involving an out-of-court hearing before a neutral party who listens to two or more disputing parties and renders a decision resolving the dispute is known as:
a. arbitration. b. mediation. c. negotiation. d. mini-trial. e. early neutral evaluation.
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)?
A) Mediation is highly recommended in divorce cases when one of the parties has been abused by the other party during the marriage. B) Negotiation through counsel is the traditional and most common model of negotiating divorce settlements. C) Collaborative law stresses cooperation, joint problem solving, and the avoidance of litigation. D) Neutral case evaluation is usually used later in a case when the parties' positions have become fixed but there is still a strong incentive to settle and avoid the stress and cost of a trial.
?At the federal level, the __________ enforces arbitration clauses in contracts involving interstate commerce.
A. ?Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) B. ?Federal Mediation Act (FMA) C. ?National Arbitration Act (NAA) D. ?Arbitration Act of 1980
Thomas Timmons, a paralegal, brings a witness into his office for an interview. Thomas leaves a deposition summary and several letters from another client's file on his desk. The witness reads the deposition summary and the letters while Thomas takes a telephone call during the interview. Thomas has violated the ethical rule regarding?
A. ?competence. B. ?conflicts of interest. C. ?confidentiality. D. ?None of these are correct.