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Client asked New Lawyer to represent him in an eminent domain proceeding in which the state sought to obtain a right-of-way across Client’s land. New Lawyer had not handled an eminent domain case before, but planned to become competent through research and study. Unfortunately, New Lawyer did not have enough time and, instead, associated with an eminent domain specialist from another firm. New Lawyer did not consult with Client about associating with the eminent domain specialist. The specialist did about 80% of the work in the case, and New Lawyer did the other 20%.  Together, they secured a very favorable result for Client. New Lawyer sent Client a bill for a reasonable amount. Client paid the bill and New Lawyer remitted 80% of the amount to the specialist. Is New Lawyer subject to discipline?

Lawyer and Client have known each other for some time as friends. Client recently needed to negotiate a complex business transaction, and Lawyer specializes in this practice area. Client thus retained Lawyer’s legal services, and the two worked closely together over several weeks of preparing and completing the transaction. During a few late- night meetings at Lawyer’s office, Lawyer and Client had sex. Is Lawyer subject to discipline?

Client asked New Lawyer to represent him in an eminent domain proceeding in which the state sought to obtain a right-of-way across Client’s land. New Lawyer had not handled an eminent domain case before, but planned to become competent through research and study. Unfortunately, New Lawyer did not have enough time and, instead, associated with an eminent domain specialist from another firm. New Lawyer did not consult with Client about associating with the eminent domain specialist. The specialist did about 80% of the work in the case, and New Lawyer did the other 20%.  Together, they secured a very favorable result for Client. New Lawyer sent Client a bill for a reasonable amount. Client paid the bill and New Lawyer remitted 80% of the amount to the specialist. Is New Lawyer subject to discipline?

A lawyer must not comply with a discovery request from an opposing party if it would involve revealing confidential information.

Lawyer represents Plaintiff who claims he was harmed when he took an “all-natural supplement” sold by Defendant as a weight-loss aid.  Lawyer has been contacted by Former Employee of Defendant. Former Employee wants to give Lawyer copies of test results on the supplement that Former Employee took from Defendant’s files.  Lawyer is suspicious of Former Employee’s bona fides and asks Investigator to check into Employee’s background.  Investigator reports that Former Employee has Social Media account with little information on the public wall. Lawyer instructs investigator to send Former Employee a “friend” request under a false identity in the hopes of being allowed access to further information.   Is Lawyer subject to discipline?

Lawyer represents Plaintiff who claims he was harmed when he took an “all-natural supplement” sold by Defendant as a weight-loss aid.  Lawyer has been contacted by Former Employee of Defendant. Former Employee wants to give Lawyer copies of test results on the supplement that Former Employee took from Defendant’s files.  Lawyer is suspicious of Former Employee’s bona fides and asks Investigator to check into Employee’s background.  Investigator reports that Former Employee has Social Media account with little information on the public wall. Lawyer instructs investigator to send Former Employee a “friend” request under a false identity in the hopes of being allowed access to further information.   Is Lawyer subject to discipline?

Lawyer represents Plaintiff in a wrongful death action against Defendant. Defendant is accused of negligently killing Plaintiff’s son, a local honor student, while Defendant was driving drunk. The case has generated some publicity in the local media, and is approaching trial. Defendant’s lawyer recently was interviewed by a local news station about the case. During the interview, Defendant’s lawyer said, “We of course all mourn the loss of this young man. Even if he was no model citizen and had personal problems involving drug abuse and cheating at school, no one minimizes the loss.” Upset at these statements about inadmissible facts, Lawyer the next day called a press conference and said, “This young man before his death set an example for our youth to follow. Any problems he had were the minor and private indiscretions of youth with no relevance to this case. The loss here is the loss of an outstanding young man who was killed by a driver who was not only drunk, but as tests will show was also high on narcotics.” Is Lawyer subject to discipline?

Flight crews are exposed to more cosmic radiation than most people because of the time spent at high altitudes.  Fifty crew members of Xinjiang Airlines wore radiation detectors.  Investigators reported an average exposure of 219 mrems (millirems), with a margin of error of ± 9.7 mrems.  Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this statement?

Flight crews are exposed to more cosmic radiation than most people because of the time spent at high altitudes.  Fifty crew members of Xinjiang Airlines wore radiation detectors.  Investigators reported an average exposure of 219 mrems (millirems), with a margin of error of ± 9.7 mrems.  Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this statement?

A large study of the efficacy of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in preventing fractures in health postmenopausal women enrolled 35,000 female subjects.  Here is a breakdown of the subjects’ ethnicities. Ethnicity Non-Hispanic White African-American Hispanic Asian Native American TOTAL Observed counts 29,440 3,239 1,471 705 145 35,000 % in U.S. population 75.6% 10.8% 9.1% 3.8% 0.7% 100% Which hypothesis test should be performed to determine whether this study successfully matched the ethnic diversity of the American population?