BUS 206 CH 3 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026

BUS 206 CH 3 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026 A case is ready to go to trial after completion of: - Answers c. the discovery process A case is ready to go to trial after completion of: - Answers a. the litigation process A complaint filed by a plaintiff need not contain: - Answers a. a statement of the evidence in the plaintiff's possession A complaint is a formal statement that: - Answers sets forth the plaintiff's claim against the defendant. A counterclaim is: - Answers c. the defendant's claim against the plaintiff A counterclaim is not: - Answers a. the denial by the defendant of the plaintiff's complaint b. an additional claim by the plaintiff added on the original complaint d. the same as a demurrer e. a request for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict A court may award compensatory damages. Those are damages that: - Answers d. place the injured party in the economic position she was in before the injury A defendant is allowed to file a motion to dismiss a plaintiff's complaint for the purpose of claiming which of the following: - Answers a. the plaintiff failed to state a claim for which the law provides a remedy b. the court does not have jurisdiction over the subject matter c. there was not proper service of the complaint d. the court does not have jurisdiction over the defendant A defendant may make a counterclaim against the plaintiff: - Answers c. based on the same events the plaintiff bases the complaint on A defendant must file a responsive pleading to a complaint filed by a plaintiff. The defendant may file which of the following: - Answers a. an answer b. a motion to dismiss c. a counterclaim All are correct T or F: A deposition is taken under oath; it allows attorneys from both sides to be present. - Answers True T or F: A directed verdict and a judgment as a matter of law are the same thing; a verdict for a party before the case goes to the jury for a verdict. - Answers True A party receiving written interrogatories prepares answers: - Answers a. with an attorney's help if desired A party that is concerned that the information it is required to provide contains confidential information may request a(n): - Answers c. protective order T or F: A permanent injunction is normally granted after a trial and remains in force indefinitely. - Answers True A motion for a directed verdict is when parties: - Answers a. ask the judge to issue a favorable verdict that makes jury deliberation unnecessary A major purpose of pretrial conferences is to: - Answers c. simplify issues and plan the course of the trial T or F: A judge has the power to order a party to attend a pre-trial settlement conference, even if the party refuses to settle the case before trial. - Answers True A final court order, issued after the conclusion of the trial or as part of a settlement agreement is a: - Answers none According to the Supreme Court, courts must exclude evidence that is: - Answers d. contrary to scientific standards According to the Supreme Court, a case may be ended by summary judgment if: - Answers a. the judge rejects critical expert witness testimony as not credible T or F: A temporary restraining order (TRO) is usually granted by a court of appeal as part of an order to a trial court to make a final determination about a permanent order. - Answers False T or F: A request for admission is when a party to a suit asks the other party, based on the evidence collected, to admit that it has no chance to win the suit. - Answers False T or F: A principal discovery tool is the written deposition. - Answers False T or F: A preliminary injunction is issued by a court before information is gathered about a matter in dispute; the purpose it to hold things steady until a hearing can occur. - Answers False An allegation by the defendant that that the law furnishes no remedy for plaintiff's claimed injury is known as: - Answers a. a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim An allegation by the defendant that that the law furnishes no remedy for plaintiff's claimed injury is known as: - Answers e. a demurrer Almost nothing said in a negotiation may be: - Answers b. used in a court case if the negotiation fails T or F: After both parties have rested, the defendant, but not the plaintiff, may move for (request of the judge) a directed verdict. - Answers False T or F: After a jury has presented its verdict, the losing party can ask the court to throw out that verdict by moving for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. - Answers True At pretrial conferences, judges often encourage: - Answers a. parties to attempt to reach an out-of-court settlement At the beginning of the trial both lawyers make ____, which tell the jury what the crucial facts are and how they will prove those facts to support their position. - Answers b. opening statements T or F: As with a court decision, the doctrine of res judicata applies to disputes that are arbitrated. - Answers True T or F: Arbitrators do not have to be attorneys. - Answers True As a general rule, judges who are scheduled to have a case tried before them: - Answers c. may strongly encourage the parties to settle and not have a trial An opinion written by a judge on a court of appeals who agrees with the decision of the majority, but for a different reason, is called a: - Answers c. none of the other choices; no such written opinion is allowed, except at the Supreme Court T or F: An injunction is a court order directing a person to do what they promised to do. - Answers False