Civil and Criminal Liability Self-Quiz
Carrie client
paid $450/hr to be represented by Big, and she expected only perfect results
in her high-profile suit against Ham Burgher for libel. Tabloid reporters
wrote on everything about the case, from the legal ins and outs to the
high-heeled shoes Carrie chose to wear in court. Carrie found out that
Big’s overzealous young associate filed some frivolous discovery
request that brought him and Big a Rule 11 sanction. Carrie became extremely
angry with Big for the violation, but she reserved the worst of her temper
for the moment the jury returned its verdict in favor of Burgher. The
jury decided that Burgher did not commit libel. Carrie sues Big for malpractice
based on the harm caused by the ethical violation. Will Carrie prevail
in the malpractice suit?
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Parry, a scrupulous
plaintiff’s lawyer, suffered a grave setback when he discovered
his paralegal stole a boatload of money from his client’s trust
fund. In spite of doing everything he possibly could to prevent such an
occurrence, and in spite of doing everything he possibly could to remedy
the problem, Parry is now on the defensive. Unfortunately he has not been
able to come up with the full amount of money that was stolen from his
client by the paralegal. What types of actions might be successfully brought
against Parry?
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