PA Bar Civil Procedure 3

Question 1

Pennsylvania's long-arm statute, 42 Pa. C.S. § 5322, allows Pennsylvania courts to exercise personal jurisdiction over non-residents who:

Accepted Answer

Transact business in Pennsylvania, among other enumerated contacts

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Are merely mentioned in Pennsylvania documents

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Own property in any other state

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Are citizens of the United States

Question 2

Under Pa. R.C.P. 227.1, a post-trial motion for a new trial or for judgment notwithstanding the verdict must be filed within how many days of the verdict?

Accepted Answer

30 days

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10 days

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60 days

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90 days

Question 3

What Pennsylvania doctrine provides that a party who did not raise an issue in the trial court generally cannot raise it for the first time on appeal?

Accepted Answer

Issue preservation / waiver doctrine

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Collateral estoppel

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Res judicata

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Mootness doctrine

Question 4

In a Pennsylvania civil action, which party bears the burden of proof and by what standard?

Accepted Answer

The plaintiff, by a preponderance of the evidence

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The defendant, by clear and convincing evidence

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The plaintiff, beyond a reasonable doubt

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Either party, by substantial evidence

Question 5

Under Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1038, what is the effect of a demand for a jury trial filed by any party?

Accepted Answer

The entire case proceeds before a jury

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Only the parties who filed the demand are entitled to a jury

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The case is transferred to federal court

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The judge must certify the case for class action treatment

Question 6

Pennsylvania's compulsory arbitration program applies to civil claims where the amount in controversy does not exceed:

Accepted Answer

$25,000

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$5,000

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$50,000

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$100,000