FREE FBBE Multistate Professional Responsibility Question and Answers

This phrase refers to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

Subject to litigation sanction

Subject to disqualification

Subject to discipline

Subject to criminal liability

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“Discipline” in this phrase refers to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

This refers to the individual with the given authority to enforce the rules of professional conduct.

Disciplinary authority

Attorney

Consultant

Practioner

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The individual or body designated to oversee and enforce the rules of professional conduct within a specific profession "Disciplinary Authority". This authority has the power to investigate violations, impose sanctions, and ensure compliance with ethical standards.

According to the text, is the attorney subject to discipline?

Yes, because the attorney received the information in confidence and was not permitted to reveal the information without the company’s consent.

No, because the attorney reasonably believed that the company’s disposal of the waste products was reasonably certain to cause substantial bodily harm.

No, because the attorney reasonably believed that the president was pursuing an imprudent and immoral course of conduct.

Yes, because the company’s conduct was not intentional.

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Upon learning of the hazardous disposal, she reasonably believed that the action posed a significant risk of substantial bodily harm. Her decision to report the matter to authorities after withdrawing from representation was justified, as it aligns with her duty to prevent harm to the public, overriding client confidentiality in this critical situation.

Plaintiff filed a civil complaint against Defendant four years ago. This complaint was voluntarily dismissed three years ago. Two years ago, Plaintiff filed the complaint again and voluntarily dismissed it last year. May Plaintiff successfully file the complaint again this year?

Yes, if the most recent complaint arose out of the conduct, transaction, or occurrence set forth in the previous complaints.

No, because the most recent complaint is a supplemental pleading requiring permission of the court prior to filing.

No, because the second voluntary dismissal operated as an adjudication on the merits.

Yes, if the statute of limitations has not run.

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Once a case is voluntarily dismissed after having been filed, it generally counts as a final decision, barring the Plaintiff from bringing the same claim again.

In a timely post-trial motion, Defendant argued for the first time that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the case. What action should the court take?

Entertain the motion, because Defendant can assert lack of subject matter jurisdiction at any time.

Entertain the motion, because Defendant can assert lack of subject matter jurisdiction as long as it is raised within 10 days of the judgment.

Refuse to entertain the motion, because Defendant did not raise lack of subject matter jurisdiction in its answer.

Refuse to entertain the motion, because Defendant did not raise lack of subject matter jurisdiction at trial.

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The court must address jurisdictional issues even if they are raised for the first time after trial, as the existence of jurisdiction is a prerequisite for any ruling on the merits.

FREE FBBE Multistate Professional Responsibility Question and Answers

This phrase refers to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

This refers to the individual with the given authority to enforce the rules of professional conduct.

According to the text, is the attorney subject to discipline?

Plaintiff filed a civil complaint against Defendant four years ago. This complaint was voluntarily dismissed three years ago. Two years ago, Plaintiff filed the complaint again and voluntarily dismissed it last year. May Plaintiff successfully file the complaint again this year?

In a timely post-trial motion, Defendant argued for the first time that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the case. What action should the court take?

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