Exam 8: Overview of the Discovery Process

Any law firm involved in multi-jurisdictional (MJD) cases has an increased danger of inadvertently losing the protection granted by the attorney-client privilege.

Sanderson's former boss may destroy internal personnel records reflecting that Sanderson was an outstanding employee.

The decision to assert the attorney-client privilege belongs to Sanderson's attorney.

The privilege against self-incrimination is specifically aimed at self-testimony in ________ cases.

A strategy that employs certain processes to retrieve, examine, analyze, and authenticate ESI is known as ________.

The privilege against self-incrimination is found in the ________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The common interest privilege protects written notes, printed memos, and ________ exchanged among attorneys whose clients have a common interest.

Purposes of discovery include ________.

Discovery is the legal process by which the parties to a lawsuit search for relevant facts.

The legal process by which the parties to a lawsuit search for facts relevant to a particular case is known as ________.

If Tricor refuses to answer interrogatories, sanctions may be entered against both Tricor and its attorneys.

The attorney-client privilege may be lost or waived by the client ________.

Rule 502 of the Federal Rules of Evidence is designed to protect only the unintentional waiver of the attorney-client privilege during document production.

Sanctions against parties who refuse to comply with production include ________.