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During Plaintiff’s negligence lawsuit, Alpha testified again…

During Plaintiff’s negligence lawsuit, Alpha testified against Plaintiff. Plaintiff then called Beta, who testified that Alpha was chronically untruthful. Next, Plaintiff called Gamma, who testified that Alpha committed welfare fraud two years ago. The testimony of Gamma is:

Defendant owns a limousine company and hired Driver. Driver…

Defendant owns a limousine company and hired Driver. Driver injured Plaintiff in a car accident, and Plaintiff sued Defendant, arguing that Driver was drunk at the time of the accident and that Defendant was negligent for hiring Driver because Driver possessed a previous conviction for drunk driving. Plaintiff seeks to offer proof that after the accident, Defendant began to screen employees for alcohol-related problems. Will this be admissible?

Defendant got into a fight with a security guard at a nightc…

Defendant got into a fight with a security guard at a nightclub and is charged criminally for assault and battery. Defendant claims self-defense and seeks to introduce two complaints by customers of the nightclub against the security guard for excessive force that occurred within the last three months.  The prosecution objects to the complaints on the basis of hearsay. The court should:

Mr PL, a 58 year old patient, is to be started on ciclospori…

Mr PL, a 58 year old patient, is to be started on ciclosporin post kidney transplantation. You have been asked to review his history and the medicines he is planned to continue with and advise if it is safe to do so. What is the most appropriate response?    Past Medical History:     End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)     Angina     Myocardial Infarction (2 years ago)  Current Medication     Aspirin 75 mg once a day    Diltiazem XL 240 mg once a day    Isosorbide mononitrate 20 mg twice a day    Atorvastatin 20 mg once a day  Allergies    Macrolide antibiotics – anaphylaxis