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  1. Under the Indiana Trial Rules, a defendant served with a complaint in Indiana generally has how many days to respond?

    Answer: 20 days, plus 3 if served by mail

    Indiana Trial Rule 6(C) allows 20 days to respond, extended by 3 days when service is by mail under Rule 6(E).

  2. In Indiana, a claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress by a bystander requires the plaintiff to satisfy which rule?

    Answer: The bystander rule requiring witnessing death or severe injury of a close relative

    Under Groves v. Taylor, a bystander may recover after witnessing or coming upon the scene of death or severe injury to a loved one with a close relationship.

  3. Under Indiana law, an employer's ability to fire an at-will employee is limited by which recognized exception?

    Answer: Retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim

    Frampton v. Central Indiana Gas Co. created a public policy exception barring discharge in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim.

  4. In Indiana, the statute of limitations for an action on a written contract for the payment of money is how long?

    Answer: Six years

    Indiana Code 34-11-2-9 provides a six-year limitations period for actions on written contracts for the payment of money.

  5. Under Indiana intestacy law, if a decedent is survived by a spouse and one child, the spouse takes what share of the net estate?

    Answer: One-half

    When survived by a spouse and one child (or that child's issue), the Indiana spouse takes one-half of the net estate.

  6. In Indiana, a second childless spouse of a decedent with surviving children from a prior relationship receives what interest in the decedent's real property at intestacy?

    Answer: A life estate is not given; the spouse takes 25% of the fair market value of the real property

    A childless second spouse takes only 25% of the fair market value of the decedent's real property, with the remainder to the decedent's children.

  7. Under Indiana's Guest Statute, a driver is liable to which passengers only for wanton or willful misconduct?

    Answer: Parents, children, spouses, siblings, and hitchhikers

    Indiana's Guest Statute limits liability to wanton or willful misconduct for close family members and hitchhikers riding gratuitously.