Exam 3: The Courts and Our Legal System

Carol files a suit against Andy in a state trial court and loses. Carol

Most federal cases originate in federal district courts.

State trial courts have either general or limited jurisdiction.

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

Ovid files a suit against Portia, alleging that she failed to pay him for goods shipped in response to an e-mail order. Portia denies the charge. If her e-mail order exists, it is

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

Most online dispute resolution forums apply the law of specific jurisdictions rather than general or universal legal principles.

Procedural law establishes the rules and standards for determining disputes in courts.

Tyler, a citizen of Utah, files a lawsuit in federal court against MegaCorp. Tyler's claim is based upon a violation of federal law . The federal district court has original jurisdiction, which means that

Jurisdiction refers to the right of a citizen to bring a case before a court.

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 supports this response with witnesses' sworn statements. This is

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

The minimum-contacts requirement is usually met if a corporation has an ongoing business relationship with a party within a state, as shown by frequent transactions.

In a suit by the National Forest Preservation Organization (NFPO) against Old Growth Logging, Inc., NFPO serves a written request for Old Growth to admit the truth of matters relating to the trial. Old Growth's admission in response is the equivalent of

Grain Farms, Inc., files a suit against Harvest Services. The document that informs Harvest that it must file an answer within a specified time period is

An arbitrator's award is usually the final word on a matter.

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

Most states encourage or require parties to undertake a trial before alternative dispute resolution.

If Cornel and Deanna resolve their dispute by having a neutral third party render a binding decision, they will have used the method of

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