MO Bar Missouri State Law and Ethics 2

Question 1

Missouri's wrongful death statute allows which parties to bring a wrongful death claim?

Accepted Answer

Spouse, children, parents, or siblings in specified order

Answer

Missouri RSMo § 537.080 limits wrongful death actions to the spouse, children, parents, or siblings of the deceased, brought in a specified order of priority.

Question 2

Under Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct, which rule prohibits a lawyer from making false statements of material fact to a tribunal?

Accepted Answer

Rule 3.3

Answer

Missouri Rule 3.3 (Candor Toward the Tribunal) prohibits lawyers from making false statements of fact or law to a court and requires disclosure of directly adverse controlling authority.

Question 3

Under Missouri law, which standard of care applies to a physician accused of medical malpractice?

Accepted Answer

Reasonable physician in the same or similar locality

Answer

Missouri medical malpractice cases apply a reasonable physician standard in the same or similar locality and specialty, reflecting regional practice variations.

Question 4

Under Missouri's landlord-tenant law, which implied warranty requires residential landlords to maintain habitability?

Accepted Answer

Implied warranty of habitability

Answer

Missouri recognizes the implied warranty of habitability for residential leases, requiring landlords to maintain rental units in a livable condition throughout the tenancy.

Question 5

Under Missouri ethics rules, when a lawyer discovers that a client intends to commit a crime that will result in substantial financial harm to another, what may the lawyer do?

Accepted Answer

May reveal the information to prevent the crime

Answer

Missouri Rule 1.6(b) permits (but does not require) a lawyer to reveal confidential information to prevent reasonably certain substantial financial harm through the client's crime or fraud.

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MO Bar Missouri State Law and Ethics 2