Prosser on Torts, a comprehensive publication on tort law, is an example of what type of secondary source?
A) loose-leaf service
B) treatise
C) legal encyclopedia
D) Restatement of Law
Q. 2Which secondary source is a research source, contained in large three-ring binders, that includes the results of various sources of information on one particular legal topic?
A) loose-leaf service
B) Restatements of Law
C) a legal encyclopedia
D) law review
Q. 3In utilizing factual analysis, you will always find a case directly on-point.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 4negligent hiring is an example of vicarious liability.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 5You are asked by the supervising attorney to cite check an appellate brief written by another attorney in the law firm. You find that many of the cases have inaccurate citations with page numbers and volume numbers transposed. In addition, you determine that some of the cases cited in the brief have been overruled. How would you handle this situation?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 6California Jurisprudence 3d available on Westlaw is an example of what type of secondary source?
A) jury instructions
B) Restatements of Law
C) a legal encyclopedia
D) a legal treatise
Q. 7Explain why citing legal sources accurately is so important.
What will be an ideal response?
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