Exam 4: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Honi is not a resident of Iowa although her website can be accessed by residents of that state. Jean files a suit against Honi in an Iowa state court. The court is most likely to have jurisdiction over Honi if Jean's claim arises from

Any court can exercise jurisdiction over any property wherever it is located.

Judicial review is the process through which Congress approves or rejects judicial appointments.

Beth files a suit against Cruise Line, Inc. Cruise responds that it appears from the pleadings that the parties do not dispute the facts and the only question is how the law applies to those facts. Cruise can support this response with witnesses' sworn statements. Cruise should file with the court

Cattle House Steaks, an Alabama company, enters into a contract over the phone with Beef Packing Inc., an out-of-state corporation. If a dispute arises, an Alabama court can exercise jurisdiction over Beef Packing

Jill and Kane, with their attorneys, meet to try to resolve a dispute. A neutral third party works with both sides and proposes a solution, but does not make a decision resolving the matter. This is

Negotiation requires the use of a neutral third party to facilitate a settlement.

Neville files a suit against Olina. To obtain information to prepare for trial, the parties engage in discovery. This includes gaining access to each other's witnesses and other types of evidence by

In a suit by Citizens Conservation Organization (CCO) against Deep Mining Inc., CCO serves a written request for the defendant to admit the truth of matters relating to the trial. Deep Mining's admission in response

State trial courts that are called county, district, superior, or circuit courts are most likely to have

Grain Farms, Inc., files a suit against Harvest Services. Before the court can exercise jurisdiction over Harvest, the court must have proof that

Discovery is the process of serving a summons and a copy of a complaint on a defendant.

The minimum-contacts requirement is met if a corporation does such substantial business that it is "at home" in a state.

Jurors must decide a case based only on the information that they learn during the trial.

A complaint contains a brief summary of the facts necessary to show the party filing the complaint is entitled to relief.

A federal court will apply federal law in a case involving a federal question.

Service Employees International Union and Timberline Products, Inc., have their dispute resolved in arbitration. The arbitrator decides issues that the parties did not agree to submit to arbitration. This is a ground for a court to

Cornel and Deanna resolve their dispute over the subsidence of Cornel's real property due to Deanna's excavation for an irrigation pond by having a neutral third party render a binding decision. This is

A judicial decision on the constitutionality of an executive order that limits certain state actions is

D'Antoni files a suit in a federal district court against Enya. D'Antoni loses the suit, appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and loses again. D'Antoni asks the United States Supreme Court to hear the case. The Court is