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5 out of 5 points Peach Computer Company files a lawsuit against MBI, Inc. alleging that MBI violated Peach’s patent on a particular software program. Peach sends a Rule 34 Request for Production... of documents requesting every email that has ever been sent or received by an MBI employee. MBI objects to the request on the ground that it is unduly burdensome. Is the objection valid? Selected Ye Answer: s • Question 7 5 out of 5 points Simpson files a lawsuit against Stuff Mart claiming that the company has engaged in a pattern of sex discrimination by refusing to promote her and other women in the company due to their sex. Simpson sends interrogatories to Stuff Mart asking how many women in the company have been promoted within the past five years. Do these interrogatories seek relevant information? Selected Ye Answer: s • Question 8 0 out of 5 points Titus sues Hamilton for injuries sustained in a boating accident. Titus alleges that Hamilton was drunk at the time of accident. Hamilton hires a lawyer and tells him that he had consumed ten beers and was in fact drunk at the time of the accident. Titus sends interrogatories to Hamilton asking how many drinks he had consumed before the accident. Titus’s attorney objects to the interrogatory based on the attorney-client privilege. Is the objection valid? Selected Ye Answer: s • Question 9 0 out of 5 points During Hamilton’s deposition, Titus asks him, “Did you tell your lawyer you had ten beers before the accident?” Titus’s lawyer objects to the question based on the attorney-client privilege. Does the privilege apply to this question? Selected N Answer: o • Question 10 0 out of 5 points Woodson sues GreenChem company for property damage sustained from a large explosion at a local GreenChem facility. GreenChem’s attorney investigates the site of the explosion and writes down his personal impressions on a notepad. Woodson sends a request for production of documents to GreenChem seeking a copy of the attorney’s notes. GreenChem objects based on the work product doctrine in Rule 26(b)(3). Is the objection valid? Selected N Answer: o • Question 11 5 out of 5 points Assume that GreenChem’s attorney interviewed a GreenChem employee who was mixing the chemicals that allegedly caused the explosion. GreenChem’s attorney writes down on a notepad his questions and the employee’s answers to these questions. The employee dies a few days later from injuries he sustained in the explosion. Woodson sends a request for production of documents to GreenChem seeking “any notes of discussions with GreenChem employees concerning the events in the lawsuit.” GreenChem objects based on the work product doctrine in Rule 26(b)(3). Should Woodson be able to get a copy of the notes? Selected Ye Answer: s • Question 12 5 out of 5 points Johnson, a former professional basketball player, sues Dr. Ramsey for damages alleging that the doctor’s negligence in operating on his foot ended his basketball career. Johnson sends interrogatories to Dr. Ramsey’s neighbor asking if he has a drinking problem. May the neighbor refuse to respond to the interrogatories? Selected Ye Answer: s • Question 13 5 out of 5 points Johnson and Ramsey send each other automatic disclosures as required by Rule 26(a) (1). However, Johnson decides not to disclose the identity of a key witness so that he can surprise Ramsey right before trial. Can Johnson withhold this information under Rule 26(a)(1)? Selected N Answer: o • Question 14 5 out of 5 points Johnson sends interrogatories to Ramsey seeking the identity of everyone who was present during his foot surgery. Ramsey provides the names of two nurses. Months later, he recalls that a third nurse was present during the surgery. What should Ramsey do now? Selected Answer: • Question 15 Supplement his answer to the previous interrogatory and disclose the name of the third nurse [Show More]

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