Author Question: Paralegal Beverly is researching a point of law dealing with whether or not a law firm's website can ... (Read 128 times)

crazycityslicker · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

Paralegal Beverly is researching a point of law dealing with whether or not a law firm's website can use a suedoname for the URL. In other words, can her law firm use the web address www.terrificlawyers .com? She cannot locate any state statute on point but has conflicting information from other states. What is her best course of action now?

A) She should advise the firm to go ahead with the plan because if there is no law against it, it is probably okay.
B) She should advise the firm to ask their state's appropriate authority (such as the state bar's ethics committee) for an advisory opinion on using the trade URL name.
C) Beverly should advise the firm that she is not qualified to do this assignment because there is no clear law on the subject.
D) She should advise the firm to not use the trade URL because if there is no law authorizing what they want to do, it is probably illegal.

Question 2

Which of the following is not considered by the state or private insurance company prior to issuing insurance to an employer?

A) Risk analysis
B) Type of business
C) Prior claims
D) Fault analysis