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GOVT 407 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SOLUTION
TEST EXAM 2026/2027
UPDATED
• Question 1 0 out of 5 points
Phillips was injured using a riding lawnmower manufactured by Southern Tractor
Company. Phillips sues Southern alleging that it negligently designed the lawnmower.
During discovery, he sends a Rule 34 request for production of documents that includes
a request for all written documents showing the design of the mower. Southern objects
to this request on the ground that it is irrelevant. Is this objection valid?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 2
5 out of 5 points
When Phillips files suit, Southern raises the defense in its answer that Phillips’ failure to
properly maintain the lawnmower led to his injuries. Southern sends interrogatories to
Phillips inquiring about how often he serviced the lawnmower before he sustained his
injuries. Do these interrogatories seek relevant information?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 3
5 out of 5 points
Phillips sends interrogatories to Southern inquiring whether other customers have been
injured while using the same Southern riding lawnmower. Do these interrogatories seek
relevant information?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Phillips sends interrogatories to Southern requesting emails from company employees
about the design of the lawnmower. Southern objects on the ground that such emails
would be inadmissible “hearsay” at trial. Is the objection proper?
Selected N
Answer: o
• Question 5
5 out of 5 points
Phillips seeks compensatory damages for the injuries he sustained from the riding
lawnmower. Southern sends a Rule 34 request for production of documents to Phillips
seeking copies of all medical bills related to the accident. Must Phillips produce them?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
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• Question 6
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?
GOVT 407 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SOLUTION
TEST EXAM 2026/2027
UPDATED
• Question 1 0 out of 5 points
Phillips was injured using a riding lawnmower manufactured by Southern Tractor
Company. Phillips sues Southern alleging that it negligently designed the lawnmower.
During discovery, he sends a Rule 34 request for production of documents that includes
a request for all written documents showing the design of the mower. Southern objects
to this request on the ground that it is irrelevant. Is this objection valid?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 2
5 out of 5 points
When Phillips files suit, Southern raises the defense in its answer that Phillips’ failure to
properly maintain the lawnmower led to his injuries. Southern sends interrogatories to
Phillips inquiring about how often he serviced the lawnmower before he sustained his
injuries. Do these interrogatories seek relevant information?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 3
5 out of 5 points
Phillips sends interrogatories to Southern inquiring whether other customers have been
injured while using the same Southern riding lawnmower. Do these interrogatories seek
relevant information?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
• Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Phillips sends interrogatories to Southern requesting emails from company employees
about the design of the lawnmower. Southern objects on the ground that such emails
would be inadmissible “hearsay” at trial. Is the objection proper?
Selected N
Answer: o
• Question 5
5 out of 5 points
Phillips seeks compensatory damages for the injuries he sustained from the riding
lawnmower. Southern sends a Rule 34 request for production of documents to Phillips
seeking copies of all medical bills related to the accident. Must Phillips produce them?
Selected Ye
Answer: s
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• Question 6
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?
